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Matthew Harris, Consigned to oblivion, 2023, ochre, charcoal and acrylic binder on linen, 7 parts, 198.00 x 1170.00 cm (overall); 198.00 x 167.00 cm each, TCG023743

‘From afar they’re the type of monochromatic, repetitive, minimalist paintings you might find at Dia: Beacon. Up close the lumpy surface reveals the texture of their material – crushed charcoal and white ochre, white ochre being most commonly used for sorry business. Far from pure abstraction, the paintings depict a museum storage facility with endless shelves of archival boxes containing bones held in institutional limbo […] ancestral remains, sacred objects and cultural heritage behind layers of impenetrable bureaucratic control’. —Matthew Harris