PARIS.- Early�renowned and�acclaimed by�critics, Matthew�Lutz-Kinoy has been reflecting�–�for�more�than ten�years�–�upon�cultural traditions and�the�techniques of�representation that�shaped�them. Through�ceramics�works, painting or�drawing, the�artist goes back to�the�origins of�thousand-year-old�practices in�order�to�explore the�concept of�cycle and�repetitions that�pace the�living. It�is�in�this�sense that�he�summons ancestral�ordinary�objects as�well�as�gestures related to�craftsmanship to�disclose the�necessary commitment of�bodies, and�the�performative aspect of�what�makes culture. The�title of�the�exhibition “Plate�Is�Bed, Plate�is�Sun, Plate�is�Circle, Plate�is�Cycle”, revisits�– like�a�mantra�–�the�intricate ties between�the�spiritual and�the�domestic, the�mundane and�the�eternal, life and�death, symbolized by�the�infinite circular form of�the�plate.

“This show is a kind of a love story of�an artistic collaboration. One�of�the�starting points is a�historical collaboration between Bernard�Leach and Hamada�Shōji who�were two ceramicists.”�

Matthew�Lutz-Kinoy was born in�1984 in�New�York.

He�often works on�large�formats paintings depicting animals, plants, or�human�figures. His works are often presented as�tapestries, wall�panels or�suspended�ceilings. He�uses various mediums such�as�sculpture, ceramics and�painting.

Holder of�a�BFA from�the�Cooper�Union�School of�Art in�New�York (2007), he�did a�residence at�the�Riksakademie�van�beeldende�kunsten in�Amsterdam (2010-2011). His�most recent solo�shows include “Soap�Bubbles”, Art�Basel�Parcours�(2022), “Window�to�the�Clouds”, Museum�Frieder�Burda�|�Salon�Berlin�(2021); “Sea�Spray”, Vleeshal, Middlelburg�(2018) ; “The�Meadow”, Le�Centre�d’�dition�Contemporaine, Geneva�(2018); “Southern�Garden�of�the�Ch�teau�Bellevue”, Le�Consortium, Dijon�(2018).

Additionally, his�works have also been recently featured in�group�shows such�as “The�Flames�–�The Age�of�Ceramic”, Mus�e�d’Art�Moderne�de�Paris�(2021); Geneva�Sculpture�Biennial�(2020); “Sharjah�Biennial�14: Leaving�the�Echo�Chamber�with�Isabel�Lewis“ (2019); “Eckhaus�Latta: Possessed”, Whitney�Museum�of�American�Art, New�York�(2018); “Welt�ohne�Au�en. Immersive�Spaces since�the�1960s”, Berliner�Festpiele�(2018). He currently lives and�works in�Paris.