Barbed Wire

October 25, 2003
Performance Art

About the Program

Barbed Wire is Jamie McMurry's autobiographical performance that will challenge our perceptions and emotions. We witness him in states of physical danger as he performs defiant and dangerous activities that young boys specifically engage in. McMurray's work draws on his childhood experiences growing up on a rural farm. Issues of isolation, self destruction, violence, fear, hard work, and the ever present need to impress people are evident in his performances.

Artist

Jamie McMurry

Identifier

2003.1025 BAR

Part of the series

LIVE Biennial of Performance Art 2003

Collection

grunt gallery Programming Archive

Location

Western Front
303 E. 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 1S1
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations

In copyright. For uses beyond Fair Dealing, research requests, corrections, takedown requests, or other inquiries, please contact grunt gallery: archives@grunt.ca