Oscar Murillo: By Means of a Detour

This publication presents a year in the life of Colombian artist Oscar Murillo. Following him from Croatia to New York to Berlin and beyond, By Means of a Detour chronicles a single year of the artist’s life. The book’s form – printed on mock loose-leaf paper and scattered with iPhone screenshots and frenzied doodles – reflects the frenetic nature of Murillo’s life and the year he chose to document.The year chosen, 2019, also serves as the culmination of the first ten years of Murillo’s much-acclaimed career—of constant travel, research and making work. The book’s inconsistencies and rough, unfinished appearance are the product of a collaboration with Olu Odukoya, whose anarchic and anti-authoritarian—or 'primitive', as he calls it – spirit have helped to produce a volume with particular design flair.
ISBN 9783960989592. Walther Koenig. hb. clothbound. 336 pages. 244 colour ills. 22.2 x 29.9 cm..
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