Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice

Edouard Duval-Carrié and the Art of Embedded Histories

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.

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Edouard Duval-Carrié and the Art of Embedded HistoriesCohen Gallery
Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts 
154 Angell St Providence, RI 02906
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 9:00 pm 
Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

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.

View the catalog for the Art of Embedded Histories exhibition

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.