The Look at GUCCIVUITTON

From April 19, 2014 through May 31, 2014
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 19, 2014 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm

GUCCIVUITTON is pleased to announce a group exhibition, The Look. A survey of artworks addressing the perceptions and expectations of Haitian Culture through the awareness of artists and their audiences.

In the 2005 French drama, Vers Le sud (Heading South), Charlotte Rampling (coined “The Look” by a Dirk Bogarde for her mysterious, yet tragic gaze) plays Ellen, a member of a group of middle-aged white women that visit a sleepy seaside hotel on the coast of Haiti. Their sole purpose is sharing companionship with young, male locals. The film portrays the illicit, discreet exchange between the womens’ desire to supplant their unfulfilled romantic needs and the local boys’ need to escape their political and socioeconomic status.

Likewise, Haiti’s cultural output has been steeped in a romance of sorts between the expectation of tourists and visitors looking to acquire a memento of their experience and the perceptions of indigenous artists and artisans that produce to meet this demand. This exhibition hopes to introduce an archeological and phenomenological examination that has led to an aesthetic cross-pollination of possibilities from this unique artist-consumer paradigm.

Featured artists:
Murat Brierre
Lafortune Felix
Pablo Gonzalez-Trejo
Adler Guerrier
Guyodo
Tomm El-Saieh
Serge Toussaint
Robert St. Brice
Rick Ulysse

Gallery Hours: Saturday, 12:00pm to 5:00pm and by appointment

Special thanks to the El-Saieh Family Collection and to Diego Singh for their support and involvement with this exhibition.

GUCCIVUITTON
8375 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, Fl 33138
[email protected]
www.guccivuitton.net

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