David Gilbert

David Gilbert (1982, New York) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles.

The MEP presents David Gilbert's first solo exhibition in France, bringing together a selection of works from the last fifteen years of his photographic practice at the crossroads of sculpture, drawing, painting and installation. In his studio, the artist composes and photographs delicate settings using ephemeral materials: paper cutouts, draped fabrics, strings, found objects, enhanced by a dramatic play of natural light and shadow. Captured by the camera, these moments of spontaneity and accident exude a sense of intimacy and mystery, articulating a performative practice and a queer material approach.