Murillo, Oscar
Born 1986 in Colombia. Lives and works in London.
EDUCATION
2012 M.F.A., Royal College of Art, London
2007 B.F.A., University of Westminster, London
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
Dinner at the members club? Yes! i’ll have a black americano first pls, Carlos/Ishikawa, London
If I was to draw a line, this journey started approximately 400km north of the equator, South London Gallery, London
Ossie’s Bingo Boutique, MAMA Showroom, Rotterdam
Ramón how was trade today? Have a break... Sit! Enjoy the food, but you’re not welcomed at the table, Isabella Bortolozzi Galerie, Berlin
2012
Breed like flies and die as fast, Saturday Seminars, Serpentine Gallery, London
The Cleaners’ Late Summer Party with Comme des Garçons, Park Nights, Serpentine Gallery, London
Seven Postures, Fundação Manuel Antonio da Mota, Porto, Portugal
work, Rubell Family Collection, Miami [catalogue]
2011
animals die from eating too much - bingo!, Carlos/Ishikawa, London
animals die from eating too much - yoga, Hotel, London
Arepas y Tamales, Cole Contemporary, London
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
Folk Devil, David Zwirner, New York
GRUNDFRAGE (FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION), Centre Rhénan d’Art Contemporain Alsace, Altkirch, France [exhibition publication]
Transforming the Known: Works from the Bert Kreuk Collection, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands
2012
Glaze, Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris
Into the Surface, Brand New Gallery, Milan [catalogue]
Movement in Three Parts, Nicole Klagsburn, New York
Vers la lune en passant par la plage/ To the Moon via the Beach, Amphitheater Arles, France [organized by LUMA Foundation]
2011
Boomerang, Hillary Crisp Gallery, London
Insurgencies, Angus Hughes Gallery, London
Interim Show, Royal College of Art, London
Jessica Dickinson, Oscar Murillo, Cammie Staros, and Phil Wagner, Mihai Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles
Responsive Eye, London Gallery West, University of Westminster, London
2010
Next/Episodes, Kingsgate Gallery, London
Nothing gold can stay, 3YE Project Space, London
Nothing gold can stay part II, Galerie Meinblau, Berlin
Ratios, Slade School of Fine Art Research Centre, London
2009
mono-ha, Jonathan Vyner/Fortescue Avenue, London
RAW, Soup Gallery, London
2008
A Gothic Story, Shoreditch Town Hall, London
Zero de Conduit, Elevator Gallery, London
MONOGRAPHS, SOLO EXHIBITION CATALOGUES & ARTIST BOOKS
2013
Modern Art: Oscar Murillo. A Documentary Record of the Artist’s Actions. OMO Creates, London [artist book]
2012
Journal: Agua ’e Lulo. OMO Creates and Kilimanjaro Editions, London [artist book published for Art Basel Miami on the occasion of the opening of work, Rubell Family Collection, Miami]
Oscar Murillo: work. Texts by Liam Gillick, Nicola Lees, and Jonathan P. Watts. Interview with the artist by Hans Ulrich Obrist. Rubell Family Collection, Miami (exh. cat.)
Viernes Social. Text by Oscar Murillo. onestar press, Paris [artist book published on the occasion of The Cleaners’ Late Summer Party with Comme des Garçons, Park Nights, Serpentine Gallery, London]
SELECTED BOOKS & GROUP EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
2013
GRUNDFRAGE (FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION). Centre Rhénan d’Art
Contemporain Alsace, Altkirch, France (exh. pub.)
2012
Into the Surface. Text by Eric Shiner. Brand New Gallery, Milan (exh. cat.)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2013 Carmichael, Elisa. “25 Artists to Watch in 2013.” complex.com (January 2, 2013) [ill.] [online]
Gleadell, Colin. “Art market news: Colombian-born artist Oscar Murillo to be represented by the David Zwirner Gallery.” telegraph.co.uk (September 9, 2013) [ill.] [online]
Gratza, Agnieszka. “Oscar Murillo.” Frieze no. 156 (May 15, 2013) [ill.]
Russell, Legacy. “Oscar Murillo.” Bomb no. 122 (Winter 2013) [ill.]
Vogel, Carol. “Art Fatigue in London: Youth Sells.” The New York Times (June 29, 2013): C1
Wright, Karen. “In the studio: Oscar Murillo, artist.” The Independent (September 7, 2013): 22
[ill.]
2012
Boucher, Brian. “Oscar Murillo Works It at the Rubell Family
Collection.” Art in America (December 4, 2012) [ill.]
Harbison, Isobel. “Oscar Murillo.” Kaleidoscope no. 17 (Winter 2012) [ill.]
Pini, Gary. “The Mega Guide to Art Basel Miami Beach: Tuesday.” papermag.com (December 4, 2012) [ill.] [online]
Rivetti, Ermanno. “Interview with Oscar Murillo: at home with the Rubells.”
theartnewspaper.com (December 6, 2012) [ill.] [online]
Wood, Catherine. “Dirty Painting.” Mousse no. 35 (October-November 2012): 106-113 [ill.]
