Jupiter is thrilled to present Family Ties, a solo exhibition by New York-based Haitian-American artist Milo Matthieu. Family Ties continues the artist’s longtime practice of translating his cultural legacy into contemporary terms by drawing upon the rich artistic history of his family heritage, in particular the Haitian paintings and African masks that populated his childhood home. Following his inclusion in the 2023 group exhibitions Gimme Shelter and Caribbean Revels, this will be Matthieu’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and will be closely followed by Jupiter's presentation of his work at Independent New York from May 9-12, 2024.
Through a creative process of psychic automatism, Matthieu has developed a distinctive visual language of bright colors and anthropomorphic forms that take shape as bold, highly textured portraits and abstracted scenes through which he translates his cultural legacy and ancestral whispers into contemporary terms.
Depicting the artist’s experiences, both lived and inherited, this new series of never-before-seen paintings serve as a visual memoir of the moments that shaped Matthieu’s journey of self-discovery. Each work is an abstract fusion of his family’s stories, photographs, and vibrant artworks from their home—scenes of bustling markets, sweeping landscapes, and the faces of ancestors. Guiding Matthieu as he forged his own understanding of his Haitian heritage and identity, these sources of inspiration live on in his work, perpetuating the feeling of togetherness that defines his extended Haitian community of family and friends.
About the Artist
Milo Matthieu (b. 1990, Los Angeles, CA) graduated from Ramapo College of New Jersey in 2013 and has had solo exhibitions at M+B Gallery, Los Angeles; Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels; Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York; The Cabin LA, Los Angeles. He has been featured in group exhibitions at the Historic Hampton House, Miami; Ross-Sutton Gallery, New York; Blum & Poe, Los Angeles; Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles; Beers Gallery, London; and most recently at V1 Gallery, Copenhagen. Matthieu currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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