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First debuted at Goodman Gallery Johannesburg in 2015 and shown again at Everard Read in 2017, Brett Murray’s ‘Again Again’ is the prolific artist’s most recent solo showing. Ever concerned with contemporary global politics and critiquing the South African cultural landscape, Murray continues his sculptural satire in this body of work. Produced as the first of Bad Paper’s Catalogues, the book includes essays by critics Ashraf Jamal and Tim Leibbrandt in addition to the exhibition’s documentation and process imagery.

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Brett Murray (b. 1961, Pretoria) studied at the University of Cape Town, where he was awarded the Simon Garson Prize for Most Promising Student and was twice the recipient of the Irma Stern Scholarship. After receiving his Master’s in 1988, Murray began working locally and internationally. From 1991 to 1994, he helped to establish the sculpture department at Stellenbosch University while showing in and curating exhibitions in Cape Town, Frankfurt, and the Cuban Biennial of 1994. Murray’s profile continued to rise as he was included in group shows in Chile, New York, Switzerland, and Spain by the end of the 2000s. Often working collaboratively, Murray has also won and been personally involved in numerous large-scale public works throughout his career, including the 7 meter bronze ‘Citizen’ for the Auto & General Park in Johannesburg, an 8 x 30 meter wall sculpture for the foyer of the Cape Town International Convention Centre with Stefaans Samcuia, and wall sculptures for both the universities of Cape Town and Bloemfontein. Selected exhibitions include Again Again (Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, 2015; Everard Read, Johannesburg, 2017), South African Pavilion for the 56th Venice Biennale (Venice, 2015), Hail to the Thief (Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, 2010; Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, 2012), and Crocodile Tears (Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, 2007; Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, 2009). Murray currently lives and works in Cape Town.