Martin McMurray

Martin McMurray, 2006, The Procession (A Spaniard), acrylic on museum board, 30 x 40”

Martin McMurray, 2006, The Procession (A Greek), acrylic on museum board, 30 x 40”

Martin McMurray, 2006, The Procession (A Paraguayan), acrylic on museum board, 30 x 40”

Martin McMurray, 2006, The Procession (A Pakistani), acrylic on museum board, 30 x 40”

Martin McMurray, 2006, The Procession (A Frenchman), acrylic on museum board, 30 x 40”

“The Procession” features former heads of states, exiled or dethroned leaders, bizarrely squeezed into their stately limousines and taking part in a ceremonial procession. Clearly past their days of power and glory, these former statesmen are still defiant as they advance their final judgment or perhaps a sympathetic host country. Once heroes or convenient allies they are now rendered as corrupt dictators haunting our collective memories as a continuous parade of deflated, defeated and delusional figures.