Edouard Duval‑Carrié Preview
- Haitian‑American artist Edouard Duval‑Carrié is previewing his Venice‑bound work in Little Haiti ahead of Biennale representation. - WLRN reported he was selected to represent Haiti at the 61st Venice Biennale and is showing local previews. - The local preview offers early access to a Biennale project that otherwise appears months away in Venice. (wlrn.org)
Edouard Duval‑Carrié is opening his Little Haiti studio on April 24 for a one-night preview tied to his upcoming presentation for Haiti at the 61st Venice Biennale. (wlrn.org) WLRN reported on April 23 that the Miami-based Haitian-American artist was selected to represent Haiti at the 2026 Biennale, the international exhibition that runs in Venice from May 9 to November 22. (wlrn.org) (artealdia.com) The Little Haiti event starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday and includes a conversation with art historian Erica Moiah James, moderated by curator Vanessa Selk, plus music by Haitian DJ Gardy Girault. (miamiandbeaches.com) Selk told WLRN that the pieces headed to Venice are already overseas, so Miami audiences will see related works that stayed in the studio but carry the same themes. (wlrn.org) That makes the preview less a dress rehearsal than a local window into a project that will otherwise debut publicly in Italy next month. The event is being presented with the Tout-Monde Art Foundation, which backs Caribbean artists and is supporting Duval‑Carrié’s Biennale participation. (wlrn.org) (miamiandbeaches.com) Duval‑Carrié told WLRN his Venice work asks, “What did Africa bring to the world?” and traces Haitian history from French slavery on sugar plantations to the revolution that created the first free Black republic, and later migration during François Duvalier’s rule. (wlrn.org) The 2026 Biennale is titled *In Minor Keys* and will feature 111 participants selected by curator Koyo Kouoh before her death in May 2025. Biennale organizers said they chose to carry out the exhibition from Kouoh’s completed curatorial plan. (artealdia.com) (lecentredart.org) WLRN reported that Duval‑Carrié was unsure he would still be included after Kouoh died, but her team later found notes showing she intended to invite him. (wlrn.org) Le Centre d’Art in Haiti said Duval‑Carrié is one of two artists of Haitian origin in the 2026 exhibition, alongside Manuel Mathieu. The group described Duval‑Carrié’s practice as rooted in Caribbean history, politics and spirituality, using materials such as resin and glass in immersive installations. (lecentredart.org) For Miami, the studio night turns a global art appointment into a neighborhood event. For Duval‑Carrié, it is a last stop at home before Haiti’s pavilion story moves to Venice in May. (wlrn.org) (miamiandbeaches.com)
