In this episode of Fresh Art’s Fall 2020 Student Edition, University of Miami students Gretchell Cano and Luz Estrella Cruz explore the work of Haitian-born artist Edouard Duval-Carrié. They, along with the rest of the Miami Moves Me team, visit Duval-Carrié’s studio in the Little Haiti district. Listen to find out why the artist chose to call Miami home, and hear his views on how the Caribbean influences the city’s art and culture.
Edouard Duval-Carrié was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1954. He was educated at the University of Loyola Montreal, Quebec, in Canada; and at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris in France. Duval-Carrié moved to Miami in 1992 and swiftly established himself as an integral factor in the city’s cultural fabric.
Throughout his career, Duval-Carrié has presented many solo exhibitions, including one at Pérez Art Museum Miami, in 2014. His art is in the collections of The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan; Musée national des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, Paris France; Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, Iowa; Pérez Art Museum, Miami, Florida; Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (MARCO), Monterrey, Mexico; among others. In 2014, Mr. Philippe Letrilliart, Consul General of France, awarded Duval-Carrié the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
Duval-Carrié’s work explores the social and historical dimensions of Haitian culture. His imagery includes very often Voodoo gods combined with aspects of classical mythology and Haiti’s national heroes. His images are visual examples of Magic Realism, portraying a world in which reality and mythology are intertwined. (biographical source: panamericanprojects.com)
Producers: Gretchell Cano/Miami Moves Me, Giselle Heraux/FreshArtINTL
Sound Editor: Anamnesis Audio
Related Episodes:
Miami Moves Me/Little Haiti https://soundcloud.com/gretchx/little-haiti-a-conversation-with-edouard-duval-carrie?in=freshartinternational/sets/miami-moves-me
Fresh Art Student Edition https://freshartinternational.com/category/student-edition/
Fresh Voices Miami https://freshartinternational.com/2020/07/29/fresh-voices-miami/
Cultural Complexity in Little Haiti https://freshartinternational.com/2018/02/21/where-all-are-welcome-cultural-complexity-in-little-haiti/
Related Links:
Miami Moves Me Podcast https://freshartinternational.com/2020/04/09/fresh-stories-miami-moves-me-podcast/
Fresh Art Distance Learning Guide https://freshartinternational.com/2020/03/24/distance-learning-guide/
Edouard Duval-Carrié http://duval-carrie.com
Little Haiti Cultural Complex https://littlehaiticulturalcenter.com
Little Haiti https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/neighborhoods/little-haiti
Gretchell Cano: Gretchell is a junior at the University of Miami, majoring in Public Administration with a minor in Political Science. She was born and raised in Miami and is pursuing higher education as a first generation student to be part of the voices/team that leads to the success of a Greater Miami. She has formed part of organizations that are creating positive change that range from veteran advocacy to disaster relief. At the University of Miami, she serves as the treasurer and communications chair for the Veteran Students Organization (VSO). In the Spring 2020, she has produced and co-produced two episodes for the Miami Moves Me Podcast.
Luz Estrella Cruz: Luz Estrella Cruz is a first generation student at the University of Miami, majoring in Africana Studies and film, with a minor in creative writing. Her passion for storytelling has pushed her to amplify and support voices outside the mainstream media. An Afro-Latinx queer woman, she explores the nuances of the African Diaspora through her studies and personal projects. Cruz centers on learning about different cultures and their lived experiences to deepen her understanding of the world she moves in and to share what she discovers on her platform.
