November 2010
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October 2010
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Review on Burnaway.org →
“Something about Michael David Murphy’s exhibition at Spruill Gallery strikes the viewer with the photographer’s disarming warmth, spontaneous intelligence, and his refusal to ever stop working.”
Excerpt from:
http://www.burnaway.org/2010/10/last-chance-for-margaret-fletcher-and-michael-david-murphy/
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Closing Reception
I’m pleased to announce there will be a closing reception for “Certainty Principle” on Sat., Oct. 30th, from 3-5pm. I feel lucky to have had the chance to create this exhibition; if you haven’t seen it, come on up and see it on Saturday. Thanks!
[Map to Spruill Gallery]
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Review in the Atlanta Journal Constitution →
“One of the greatest gifts an artist can give is to help us see our world anew. Michael David Murphy, a keen-eyed photographer and equally able writer, combines his skills to do just that in his five-year retrospective at Spruill Gallery.”
Excerpt from:
http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-events/gallery-review-certainty-principle-667939.html
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Artist’s Talk on 09/23/2010
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Review by Jason Francisco on ArtsCriticAtl.com →
“Taking on the guise of an everyman with a camera who appears anywhere and everywhere without explanation, Murphy approaches the commonplace as a field of random connections, or more strictly, random connections that seem ineluctable once made. Murphy is a conceptualist alternately chasing and being chased by his own observational acuity, an artist for whom clear-sightedness is enigmatic. He...
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Review on Jennifer Schwartz Gallery Blog →
“Tucked in the hallway leading from the main exhibit room to a back viewing room where Michael’s videos are playing (“Stoppage” is well worth the Dunwoody trip alone) are frames hung on the wall with no photograph inside. A line is drawn from each frame to a description of the photograph that was not taken. The unphotographable moment. Have I said “genius”? Many describe a scene with...
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