Maxime Duveau

AN ENIGMATIC UNIVERSE IN BLACK AND WHITE

Take part in a journey imbued with the atmosphere of a detective novel for this first solo exhibition at the MAMC+ of Maxime Duveau. The artist is inspired by American arts and the cities he visited, such as San Francisco or Los Angeles. 

Cities hemmed in with motifs and shades of black and white cohabit with a statue of Johnny Ramone (guitarist of the American punk rock group, the Ramones, who ended his days in Los Angeles) or Jefferson Airplane (American rock group from San Francisco). Maxime Duveau’s artistic techniques are numerous and varied. He uses charcoal to a large extent but also India ink stamps or silk-printing. He associates this very particular and recognizable style with reflections on photography and recourse to writing, as in RingoleV.io Cosmique, the book published for the exhibition. 

These big cities are reinterpreted in silk-screen prints and drawings, like a trip between reality and fiction. RingoleV.io Cosmique is a mystery which may perhaps recall something to you. A childhood game? A detective story? A counter-culture activist? Roam amongst the works and discover a game of investigation being created between the large and small format drawings. The artist has released a book especially for the exhibition, available at the museum shop !

Maxime Duveau is invited as winner of the 8th edition of the Partner’s Prize. The Museum awards this prize each year to a young artist, thanks to the support of its sponsors.