Press
“Brush, Paper, Scissors,” 7a 11d* International Festival of Performance Art, Michelle Lacombe , Oct. 24, 2016
“..Simultaneously formal and playful, Murad’s treatment of (a type of) feminine subjectivity is refreshingly light...” Read more.
“Art in Service: #4: Documentation,” Big, Red, & Shiny, Leah Triplett Harrington, Sept. 13, 2016
”…The question of documentation is rooted in the history of the avant-garde. Think of Dadaist or Surrealists recording their work via sound or the nascent technology of film…” Read more.
“Covering Performance Art through the years on Big, Red, & Shiny,” Big, Red, & Shiny, Anulfo Baez, April 1, 2013"... and Buried: Funerals and Other Formal Arrangements performed at Park Street Church in 2010. " Read more.
“Stillness Series,” The Present Tense, Sandrine Schaefer, April 2012
“…Murad approaches these objects with a sensitivity that seems reserved for the human body…” Read more.
“Sue Murad: Ancient Stories come to life,” ArtSake, Massachusetts Cultural Council, June 2011
“…Sue is one of those artists – and she’ll tell you this herself – that’s really hard to categorize…” Read more.
“JP artist gives Old Testament a makeover,” Jamaica Plain Gazette, December 2011
“ArtHouse @ 73 Spring Park Ave.” Big, Red, and Shiny 2007
”…The tension of the potential movement within the space turns a simple material and a small room into strong work…” Read more.
“It was weird and beautiful and intense and I’m still not sure what it was all about. But I really liked it and felt like there were lights going on, or trying to go on, in my head that had never gone on before.”
“What I saw had a very deliberate pace to it, a mood that was both very specific and subtly ambiguous, dreamlike. What I most appreciated about it, is the sense that, whatever it’s elusive focus was, you were genuinely exploring and working through it, without worrying about fitting into any recognizable style or genre of performance. Sitting through it felt like looking at someone sleeping and slowly getting sucked into their dream.”
UV Protection (2004-2007) is a four person collaborative. The process begins with original music created around themes of technology, consumerism, and the city. Read more.
“Somerville’s UV Protection Makes the Invisible Visible,” Performer magazine, Cover, January 2007
“First Night 2007” Boston Globe, Dec. 28. 2006
“Countdown to First Night,” NBC Channel 4, Live broadcast December 2006
“Boston” Nylon magazine, Nov. issue 2006
“To Protect and the Surge” Metro, Aug. 31, 2006
“UV Protection Radiates Offbeat Artistry” Boston Herald, May 18, 2006
“N.E.S.T” Weekly Dig, Oct 15-21, 2006
“WFNX Poll” The Boston Phoenix, May 19-25, 2006
WFNX Interview, 101.7FM, Jan. 1, 2006
UV Protection live on 88.1, WMBR’s Pipeline May 17, 2005
“There Art Thou” The Noise, November 2005
“Drama Queens” The Boston Globe, August 12, 2005
“Tiny Amps, The Exit, and UV Protection” The Phoenix, July 15, 2005