Marvin Luvualu António is a Toronto-based artist whose work encompasses painting, sculpture, video, sound, and performance. He creates immersive installations by combining raw and found materials, inviting viewers to think about issues of identity, race, and the body. He also draws on his transnational upbringing to explore displacement and spirituality, weaving these ideas into each project to create new, thought-provoking experiences. By shaping each exhibition around a story or speculative world, Marvin challenges us to reflect on our own perspectives and roles in the space he constructs.
I work best at night. Night time is my time.
I’ll either put on some music or smoke a joint.
Acrylic paint.
Politics and animé.
Oppenheimer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2023) composed by Ludwig Göransson
I’ve recently had the score to Oppenheimer by Ludwig Göransson on repeat. It truly is beautiful.
Honestly, the first person to come to mind was Andy Warhol. It’s almost cliché but he was ahead of his time. I also feel like he would have been a good, hopefully unproblematic white gay.
Having a solo show in Luanda, Angola. The dream is nearing reality though.
I don’t think people misunderstand the art world. It is exactly what it shows itself to be.
I had a gallery director critique my work as “personal” when I was in art school. And trust me, she didn’t mean it in a good way.
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Not a favourite, but a memorable one: a group show a bunch of artists curated in an abandoned spa in Toronto.
Their hands. Or..their teeth.
A Martine Rose bag that cost a fortune that I absolutely do not regret buying.
I’ve been sober for 10 years.
Property Journal (2024) by Amy Ching-Yan Lam
Amy Lam’s Property Journal.
Invisibility ‘cause I’m a voyeur. Or maybe….I just want to be Storm from X-Men.
Instagram.
It used to be New York but now I just can’t stand the smell.
Well, I’m also a Surgical Oncology nurse on an academic track to becoming a Nurse Practitioner.
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