Matty Davis

Matty Davis is an artist engaged in embodied explorations of the tension between fragility and fortitude. His work uses choreography as an instrument to activate high-stakes relationships concerning some of the most important aspects of our lives: trust, risk, responsibility… His performances have been described as “balancing ecstatically on the edge of life and death” (Jesse Zaritt). Matty's work has been presented by High Line Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Palais de Tokyo, among many others. He currently teaches at Columbia University.

While at Bogliasco, Matty Davis will be working on a new project that involves a “performance arranged for print”—a new form that he has been trailblazing since 2021—as well as a related live work. These interconnected works involve and hinge on mathematical form that blurs inner and outer surfaces: the Möbius strip. Ultimately, Matty aims to explore the pursuit of human ideals and what can happen both inside and outside us as bodies in the face and pursuit of our highest aims.