The Art of Embedded Histories
10/29/2019 to 12/13/2019
154 Angell St Providence, RI 02906
Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Cohen Gallery
Overview
Internationally acclaimed Haitian American sculptor and painter Edouard Duval-Carrié displays a series of resin and plexiglass artworks inspired by the complex histories of the Caribbean, including slavery, migration, colonialism and Afro-religious practices. Also included are engravings from a recent artist residency in South Africa. Duval-Carrié’s work has been shown in Paris, New York, Madrid and Venice. In 2016, he was awarded the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government and in 2018 he received the Michael Richards Award and a commission at The Bass contemporary art museum in Miami.
The opening reception of Art of Embedded Histories was on Tuesday, October 29th, 2019. The exhibition will be on display until Friday, December 13th, 2019.
December 12, 2019, 5:30 pm. Exhibition opening at CSSJ Gallery for students of Haiti: A New World, A Free World
This course is taught by Dr. Bogues and students will work with Duval-Carrie to create this exhibition.
Works
Soucouyant #4
96 in. diameter
Aluminum, 2018
Henri Christophe, ou la derniere danse Taino
84 x 84 in.
Engraving on Plexiglass, 2019
Memory Window #2
58 x 58 in.
Mixed media embedded in resin, 2017
Memory Window #3
58 x 58 in.
Mixed media embedded in resin, 2017
Memory Window #9
58 x 58 in.
Mixed media embedded in resin, 2018
Burning Amazon
40 x 40 in.
Engraving on plexiglass, 2019
Migration
40 x 40 in.
Engraving on plexiglass, 2019
