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Matt SmithThe Grand Tourist, White earthenware, underglaze colours and platinum lustre2020
2020
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UK-born Matt Smith is well known for his site-specific work in museums, galleries and historic houses. Using clay, textiles and their associated references, he explores how cultural organisations operate using techniques of institutional critique and artist intervention. He is interested in how history is a constantly selected and refined narrative that presents itself as a fixed and accurate account of the past and how, through taking objects and repurposing them in new situations, this can be brought to light. Of particular interest to him is how museums can be reframed into alternative perspectives.
In June 2020 our long-standing partner Contemporary Art Society has acquired twelve ceramic and tapestry works by artist Matt Smith. This acquisition will become a central focus for the displays at the Hove Museum when it reopens. This exciting project was possible due to the Contemporary Art Society’s Rapid Response Fund in partnership with Frieze London, which is a new initiative supporting artists and museums during the Covid-19 pandemic. The CAS Rapid Response Fund is being used to purchase works by artists to add to collections of museums across the UK – ensuring financial support goes where it is needed most. We are thrilled that Hove Museum will now feature a major installation of Matt Smith's artworks, which is highly illustrative of his style and artistic research. Much of Matt Smith’s work explores and comments on marginalised history and it will form a key inspiration for activity sessions as the museum expands its work with groups with varied critical social needs.
The Grand Tourist, 2020
White earthenware, underglaze colours and platinum lustre
44 x 24 x 24 cm
17 3/8 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
- Creator:Matt Smith (American)
- Creation Year:2020
- Dimensions:Height: 17.33 in (44 cm)Width: 9.45 in (24 cm)Depth: 9.45 in (24 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: MS1521stDibs: LU152828649842
Matt Smith
Matt Smith is a multi award-winning artist based in Ireland and England. Acclaimed solo exhibitions include Losing Venus at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Flux: Parian Unpacked at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Who Owns History at Hove Museum and Queering the Museum at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. In 2015/16 he was artist in residence at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He holds a PhD from the University of Brighton and was Professor at Konstfack University, Stockholm. In 2020 he was awarded the Brookfield Prize at Collect and the Contemporary Art Society acquired a body of his work for Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. His work is also held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Walker Art Gallery, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, National Museum of Scotland, National Museum of Northern Ireland and the Crafts Council collection. In 2024, Matt Smith received a significant commission for a new exhibition at Kensington Palace titled Untold Lives: A Palace at Work, uncovering the forgotten stories of those who worked at the royal palaces over 300 years ago. He created a poignant series of plates that narrate the story of Gustavus Guydickens, a Gentleman Usher at Queen Charlotte’s court, who was disgraced after being accused of homosexuality. Find out more about: Shame: 'The Sad and Melancholy Tale of Gustavus Guydickens, 1730-1802' By Matt Smith, 2023 'Untold Lives: a fascinating peek below stairs at a royal palace' read The Telegraph article here. Click to watch a video of Matt Smith explaining how he created his new body of work 'The Sad and Melancholy Tale of Gustavus Guydickens 1730-1802'
Watch video: Untold Lives | Dan Snow Investigates Forgotten Stories at Kensington Palace Matt Smith is represented internationally by Cynthia Corbett Gallery and was the winner of the Young Masters Maylis Grand Ceramics Prize in 2014.
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