Matt smith artist images april

We at Cynthia Corbett Gallery have received a lot of kind words about our previous Artist of the Week selections and are excited to show you today the intricate and intellectual works of the award-winning artist, ceramicist and curator Matt Smith.

UK-born Matt Smith is well known for his site-specific work in museums, galleries and historic houses.

Using clay and its 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.

 

For Collect 2020, Cynthia Corbett and Matt Smith co-curated a site-specific installation featuring textiles and blac