Matthew Lawson Garrett is a curator, writer, and artist based in New York. 

His current research explores the complex relationship between universals and particulars, examining how universal ideas and collective affect materialize through minor gestures and everyday repetitions, coalescing into shared political imaginaries.

🔗 mlawsongarrett@gmail.com
🔗 Purple Swamp Taro  
🔗 datsuijo: (a) place to be naked

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The Appearance of Distance
Kobby Adi, Jackie Karuti, Tiffany Sia,
Curated by Matthew Lawson Garrett
Installation view Hessel Museum of Art

The Appearance of Distance
Publication
Tiffany Sia and Ed Halter in conversation
Moderated and edited by Matthew Lawson Garrett

HOW(EVER) - Portikus Art Book Fair
Installation by Nathalie Du Pasquier
Curatorial Assistant, Matthew Lawson Garrett
Installation view at Portikus

As Far as I Remember
Noh Daehyun, Hayeon Heather Kim, Avani Tandon Vieira, Venus Tung-yan Tau, Matthew Lawson Garrett
Digital film, 10’56

SERVICE INTERRUPTION / Furor and Harmony: a 19 Minute Walk
Sophie Kovel, Gustavo Artigas, Thomas Mader
Co-curated by Matthew Lawson Garrett
Installation view at Space N.N., 2024

The Mountain That Hid
Sim Chi Yin
Curated by Matthew Lawson Garrett
Installation view at datsuijo, 2024

Hold the Applause
Diedrick Brackens, Donna Dennis, Samuel Fosso, Deana Lawson, An-My Lê, Rodney McMillian, Salman Toor, Kara Walker
Co-curated by Matthew Lawson Garrett
Installation view at the Hessel Museum, 2023