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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Oscar Murillo: Social Altitude

Nov 23, 2019 – May 17, 2020
637 E Hyman Ave CO, Aspen, CO 81611, United States

As the Colombian-born and London-based artist Oscar Murillo told The Guardian in June, 2019, “There is still a notion that western society somehow occupies a higher moral ground. The discussion about ethnicity needs to be reversed.” Famous for paintings and sculptures that combine strong color with found images, materials, and text, Murillo’s work critiques global economics and globalization. —E.C.

Oscar Murillo, “Social Altitude,” Aspen Art Museum, 2019. Photo: Tony Prikryl.