Rene Matić
Rene Matić, Graffiti, Peckham, Framed Inkjet Print (Edition of 5 plus 2 AP), 2021. Courtesy: Rene Matić and Arcadia Missa.
Rene Matić (b. 1997, Peterborough) is an artist, writer and poet based in London. Their work spans across photography, film and sculpture in a meeting place they describe as rude(ness) – to interrupt and exist in/between. Matić often takes their departure point from dance and music movements such as Northern soul, Ska and 2-Tone, using them as sites to queer and re-imagine the intimacies between West Indian and white working-class culture in Britain.
Recent solo exhibitions include upon this rock, Kunstverein Gartenhaus, Vienna, AT (2023), upon this rock, South London Gallery, London, UK (2022), soul time, Studio Voltaire, London UK (2022), in spite of, instead of, Quench Gallery, Margate, UK (2022), flags for countries that don’t exist but bodies that do, Arcadia Missa, London, UK (2021), Born British Die British, VITRINE Gallery, London, UK (2021).
Recent group exhibitions include Divided Selves: Legacies, Memories, Belonging, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK (2023); Crowd Control, High Art, Arles, FR (2022); Queerdirect, Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK (2022); Arcadia, Bold Tendencies, London, UK (2021); Bloomberg New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, London, UK (2021) and Friends and Friends of Friends, Schlossmuseum, Linz, AT (2020).
Matić’s works are in several prominent collections including Tate, London (UK); Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris (FR); UK Government Art Collection, London (UK); Arts Council Collection, London (UK); South London Gallery, London (UK); Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK. Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol (UK); University Arts London Collection, London (UK).
Rene Matić is commissioned by Herbert Art Gallery & Museum as a part of Coventry Biennial 2023.
