Malcolm Morley
Thor, 2008
Oil on linen with cloth and rubber glove attachment
219,7 × 166,4 cm
In ‘Thor’ (2008), Malcolm Morley presents the figure of a motocross rider as a mythic hero, creating a kind of contemporary American mythology in paint.
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The penciled grid at the edges and painted bits of paper under the racer undercuts Morley’s photorealism, and an actual racing glove (made by a famous moto gear manufacturer – ‘Thor Motocross’) pinned to the painting’s lower right corner also draws attention to the racer’s immateriality.
Exhibitions:
‘Malcolm Morley’, Sperone Westwater, New York, 16 April – 20 June, 2009
‘Malcolm Morley: Seven Paintings’, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, 4 March-10 May, 2010
