Brett Murray; South African 1961-; In The Headlights ,2018
Provenance :
Exhibited : Everard Read, Cape Town, Hide, 6 to 27 February 2019, another example from the edition exhibited. Everard Read, Johannesburg, Hide, 18 February to 21 March 2021, another example exhibited with the title Self-Portrait.
Literature :
Notes : "To this end Murray adopts the wide-eyed, gaping figure of the nagapie (the Afrikaans term for the Mohol bush-baby) as a self-deprecating surrogate. Transfixed, he stares into oncoming headlights with comically-exaggerated eyes and an expression best translated as 'oh shit'. Murray's approach here is to do what he has always done: use humour as a tool to work through an extremely trying and uncertain moment in our country's history."1 1. Unknown Author (2019) Weekend Special, Brett Murray: Everard Read Cape Town, online, https://weekendspecial.co.za/brett-murray-everard-read-cape-town/, 28 May 2025.
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