Knew Urk

Description:

Knew Urk was a solo exhibition of Jimmie Durham that presented combined elements of painting, assemblage, sculpture, and works in stone. 

This exhibition challenged what the artist described as the “heavy, laden metaphors” attached to stone and its European history. Stone has played a significant role in Durham’s artistic practice. In his practice stone is a metaphor for all things structured: architecture, monumentality, and belief.

Originating from the Walter Phillips Gallery at the Banff Centre, Knew Urk is Jimmie Durham’s first solo exhibition in Canada and his first solo exhibition in North America in over a decade.

Presented in partnership with Reg Vardy Gallery, Sunderland.

Curated by Rob Blackson and Candice Hopkins.