JD Malat Gallery at Untitled Art, Miami Beach 2023

4 - 10 December 2023

« I walk the lives »

« I keep a close watch on this heart of mine

I keep my eyes wide open all the time »

-- Yann Leto
A Solo Exhibition of Yann Leto at Untitled Art, Miami Beach

JD Malat Gallery is thrilled to return to Untitled Art, Miami Beach 2023 with the French artist Yann Leto's captivating new series of oil paintings. Drawing inspiration from the banal and the everyday, these canvases transcend the ordinary, rendering them meaningful and fascinating.
In this most recent series that will be presented in Miami, Leto engages with Ludwig Meidner's assertions, which declare: 'We should paint what is close to us, of our urban world,' and to the sociologist Henri Lefebre, who signals that social practices are becoming theatrical, dramatizing themselves due to the energy of different groups that interfere with its landscape. This latter concept significantly informs the themes of Leto's work in this series.
In each of the featured paintings, the artist seeks to explore the perspectives of space through individuals, colors, and narratives. Lefebre’s discourse on the 'eroticization of landscape' is palpable in pieces like "Sex in the Landscape'' and "Sleeping Man”, offering a thought-provoking reflection on the impact of social media as a potent force in masking the realities of life. Individuals retreat behind the facade of social platforms, projecting an illusion of ease while concealing the challenges behind the scenes.

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