“Painting and poetry are … the only weapons I have to combat the insanity of the world and the only means I have of acquiring a spiritual grip on the chaotic nature of experience.”
—Jesse Murry, c. 1987
Selections from the Archive
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Introduction by Jesse Murry to panel on "expressionism"
An introduction to a panel discussion on “expressionism” in contemporary art moderated by Jesse Murry, November 7 1980. Listen to excerpt here.
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In remembrance
A video directed by Lisa Yuskavage, in remembrance of Jesse Murry. View full video here.
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Jesse Murry, Yale, 1986
Jesse Murry on the day of his graduation from the Yale School of Art.
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Of Sky and Mind
Spread from one of Jesse’s sketchbooks.
