Draft:Joseph Matick

Music

In Chicago, Matick and Carly Russ formed the folk pop duo Girlyboi.^[1] The pair relocated to Paris and subsequently to Los Angeles, where they were signed to Ford Models while continuing to record music.^[1][2] Girlyboi's music was premiered by Vice,^[3] profiled by i-D,^[1] featured in Billboard,^[2] covered by Hero magazine,^[7] reviewed by The Wild Honey Pie,^[8] premiered by Galore,^[9] reviewed by Buzzbands LA,^[10] and featured in Boys by Girls.^[11][12] The duo performed at SXSW in 2018.^[13]

Matick's solo material was profiled by Flaunt, which covered his first recordings and his Sunday residency in Los Angeles.^[14] Flaunt also covered Girlyboi's performance at Coachella.^[15]

In 2024, Matick released the album Western Pink with The Jack Cardigan Orchestra. Magazine Sixty published a full review of the album.^[16] The album was also featured on dublab^[17] and covered by Echo Room.^[18]

Poetry and publishing

Matick is the author of the Baba Books trilogy and the novel Cherry Wagon, published by Far West Press. Animal My Soul, from the Baba Books trilogy, is stocked as a staff pick at McNally Jackson.^[19] His book Good Looking Pomes is listed for pre-order at McNally Jackson.^[20] Cherry Wagon is held in the collection of the American Library in Paris.^[21]

Exhibition and set design

Matick designed the set (scénographie) for the exhibition Écrire en français: Histoires de langues, voyages de mots, produced by the Alliance française de Paris and distributed internationally by the Institut français.^[4] In coverage published by the Institut français, illustrator Raphaëlle Macaron described collaborating with Matick on the exhibition's spatial design.^[4] The Institut français Naples credited Matick as scénographe on the touring exhibition's event page.^[5] The exhibition, curated by Bernard Magnier, has been presented in more than 60 countries.^[4] The project received support from the French Ministry of Culture through the Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France.^[6]

Theatre

Matick provided voix off (off-screen narration) for Une tragédie en III actes (2024), a theatrical production by Compagnie À mes joies brèves, directed by Jeanne Bodelet, Nina Brun, and Ambre Munié. The production is registered with ARTCENA, the French national centre for circus arts, street theatre, and theatrical creation, which operates under the French Ministry of Culture.^[22][23]

Film and fashion

Matick provided spoken-word text for the Winnie New York FW24 runway show at the American Library in Paris, which was part of the official Paris Fashion Week schedule organised by the Fédération de la haute couture et de la mode.^[24] The show was covered by Vogue, which featured the full runway collection.^[25] Office Magazine covered the show in a feature on American brands presenting during Paris men's week, noting the collection's Beat Generation inspirations and its setting in the American Library.^[26] His photography appeared in Rolling Stone France.^[27]