After appearing at the 61st Venice Biennale, a major international art exhibition held every two years in Italy, acclaimed Miami-based Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carri\u00e9 returns with a retrospective designed to connect Miami\u2019s communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom Venice With Love\u201d features the work of acclaimed Miami-based Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carri\u00e9 and is curated by Pulitzer Prize-winning Haitian-American visual historian and Miami Herald photographer Carl-Philippe Juste.<\/p>\n
The exhibit is at the Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach. It gives South Floridians and hotel guests a chance to experience his work locally while exploring themes of migration, memory, spirituality, and Caribbean history.<\/p>\n
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Some of Edouard Duval-Carri\u00e9’s Les T\u00eates Grav\u00e9es series on display at The Betsy<\/p>\n
(Valentina Sandoval\/WLRN)<\/p>\n
Jonathan Plutzik, co-owner of The Betsy, said he often overhears guests’ surprise when they realize the walls of a South Beach hotel are adorned with meaningful art. He told WLRN he likes to show that the perceived superficiality of Miami and Miami Beach does not define the cities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a deeply rich community in terms of culture and interests and people and so forth, and of course, this is a place that attracts \u2026 people from all over the world,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd so to have on display, again, Edouard’s art and others who we embrace, is really important for delivering a message about Miami Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n
Much of Carri\u00e9\u2019s art tackles stories and themes relevant to Haitian history and culture, which he understands will always surprise and intrigue audiences.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u200aHaiti has been a puzzle for me; that’s my life, so I understand where they’re coming from, and I’m trying to palliate for that,\u201d<\/p>\n
Carri\u00e9 said. \u201cLike, to make sure that they understand a little bit more because it’s a complex history, very controversial.\u201d<\/p>\n
A defining part of this exhibit is its use of \u201cThe Orb\u201d, an egg-like structure that connects the bridge between the Betsy\u2019s two buildings. Last year, The Betsy installed a projector in the orb so \u200ait can be programmed from anywhere in the world. Any artist that they associate with can program it whether they’re at the hotel or not.<\/p>\n
An animator took some of his paintings and sculptures and used AI to animate them. One of the paintings animated on the orb is his 1996 piece, The World at Present, or \u00c8zili Intercepted.<\/p>\n
It depicts the Haitian Goddess of Love \u00c8zili being intercepted by the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u200aThe painting itself is quite dramatic because she’s carrying a baby tied up to her stomach, and she’s trying to look very distinguished as she comes down this Coast Guard boat,\u201d Carri\u00e9 said. \u201cBut at one point the music starts, and we’re in Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the Coast Guard is actually twirling their guns, which is very unique,\u201d Juste said. \u201cPlacing those two actions in the same space at the same time is almost as if it’s choreographed, like a dance \u2026 If it was just still, how do you react to it?\u201d<\/p>\n
The Orb represents another theme important to \u201cFrom Venice With Love\u201d: the power of multimedia. Juste and Carri\u00e9<\/p>\n
work in fields where what you capture exists in a still photo or a sculpture. Juste says adding the orb to the mix provides another way to interact with these mediums and their truth, which needs many voices.<\/p>\n
\u201cTruth needs the painter, truth needs the mixed media artist, truth needs the songstress \u2026 And Jonathan talks about this bridge, but there’s another bridge that’s being built,\u201d Juste<\/p>\n
said. \u201cThe bridge between those who are native to this space, and those who came in search of something better than what they left. So when you look at this bridge, you know, it’s easy to get caught up in the technology, but I think that’s what The Orb does really well. You forget the technology.\u201d<\/p>\n
IF YOU GO<\/p>\n
What: “From Venice With Love” Exhibit<\/p>\n
When: Available to view until November 15th<\/p>\n
Where: The Betsy Hotel, Miami beach<\/p>\n
More information: Here<\/a><\/p>\n