Hammonds House Museum, a proud supporter of WCLK programming, continues its 35th anniversary exhibition series with the opening of Histories and Others, by award winning Haitian artist Edouard Duval Carrié. It opens on Friday, July 14, 2023 at 6:30 PM and is on view through October 1.
Histories and Others examines various periods in Duval-Carrié’s career and provides a broad view of his interest in pursuing and making sense of Haiti through the lens of history, religion and politics. Widely considered one of the most important contemporary Haitian artists, Duval-Carrié creates works that speak to the complexities of the Caribbean and its diaspora. He encourages the viewer to rethink the Western Canon, to consider how Africa has shaped the Americas, and how the Caribbean has shaped the modern world.
Based in Miami, Florida, Edouard Duval Carrié was born and raised in Haiti through his teenage years when he and his family fled the regime of “Papa Doc” Duvalier and took residence in the diverse locales of Puerto Rico, New York, Montreal, and Paris before settling in Miami. Parallels emerge between Duval Carrié’s cosmopolitan upbringing and his artistic sensitivity toward the multifaceted identities that form his native Haiti. His mixed media works and installations present migrations and transformations, often human and spiritual. The conceptual layering of his works has been further emphasized in his materials and through consistent attention to translucent and reflective mediums, such as glitter, glass, and resin. The introspective effects of these mediums transform his works into spatial interventions that implicate the viewer in their historicity.
“I first met Edouard Duval Carrié during a visit to his studio in 1998 and became an instant fan of his work”, says Leatrice Ellzy-Wright, Hammonds House Museum’s 35th Anniversary curator. “I fell in love not only with the beautiful aesthetics of his work, but with how he approached art making and his commitment to amplifying the history of Haiti, the Caribbean and Africa’s contribution to global culture. There are so many visual, cultural, historic, and religious layers to peel back in this exhibition.”
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