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Jet Le Parti
Born (1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 27)
Columbus, Georgia, United States
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
Royal College of Art
OccupationsArtist, composer, poet, writer
Known forPainting, poetry, sound art
Websitejetleparti.com

Jet Le Parti (born July 9 1998, Columbus, Georgia) is an American artist, musician,[1] poet, and writer.[2] He is the founder of Base 36 , an art gallery, cultural research platform and record label based in Brooklyn, New York, and Sibyl, a private collection and advisory based in Los Angeles.[3]

Early life and education

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Le Parti was born in Columbus, Georgia, on July 9, 1998 and grew up on Fort Benning, a U.S. Army post near the city. He played baseball as a teenager, was named a Preseason All-American by the scouting organization Perfect Game USA, and entered the University of Pennsylvania as a recruited athlete.[4]

Le Parti attended the University of Pennsylvania to study philosophy and cognitive neuroscience.[2][5] He later attended the Royal College of Art.[6]

His academic background and interest in phenomenology, critical theory, and physics have informed his multidisciplinary approach, combining conceptual frameworks with sensory experimentation.[7]

Career

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Visual art

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Trojan (2023), RP.1, Chinatown, New York. Courtesy of Base 36.

Le Parti is a self-taught multimedia experimental artist.[5][8] His paintings use house paint, graphite, ink, aerosol, oil, and wax. His subjects have included mortality, systemic violence, cultural saturation, and observation, and his output is organized into bodies of work.[5] The Melting Blues series consists of paintings in muted blue and grey palettes.[9] Reign.925, produced with the artist L.S. Toy, combines graffiti, stencil, silkscreen, plaster, acrylic transfers, and photography with painting.[10]

Le Parti does not have gallery representation and has declined sales, collaborations, and formal showings; his work has traded on the secondary market.[11]

Individual works include To Be Hung (2022), Trojan (2023), Window, Face in Cave, Portrait of a YN (2026), 2 Avant Garde Noise Listeners (2026), and Revenant / Walker in the District (2026). Earlier paintings, including History of the World, Pandora/Prometheus, and On Phenomenology, are held at Sibyl in Los Angeles.[12]

Revenant / Walker in the District (2026). Courtesy of Sibyl.
Le Parti at his Brooklyn studio, 2021. Courtesy of Base 36.

Music

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Le Parti produces experimental sound and electronic music under his own name. His works combine ambient, drone, minimal techno, and spoken word elements, and has performed as a DJ in warehouse and club settings.[13][14][15]

His 2026 album Listening Post was released through RP.1, the label and gallery division of Base 36. Reviewers have compared the album to the work of Scanner, William Basinski, and Tim Hecker, alongside Japanese electronic musicians Shinichi Atobe, Takaaki Itoh, Wata Igarashi, Merzbow, and Susumu Yokota.[1]

Writing

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Le Parti's work includes poetry collections and cultural essays. His poetry focuses on the existential and philosophical themes that are also present in his visual art. His poetry collection every day is a countdown includes short poems such as Skin, Weekend, Teeth, and Countdown and longer poems including Fruits of the Loom I and II, Bits & Pieces, Airport Orders, and Ramble.[3]

His essays on culture and philosophy include Errors & Residuals (2021), Residuum: On the Phenomenology of Saturation and the Aesthetics of Afterwards (2025)  and Hide & Seek: Theory & Action (2026).[3][16]

Base 36

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In 2020, he founded Base 36, an independent cultural and artistic collective based in Bushwick, Brooklyn.[9][17][12] It is the owner of RP.1, a gallery and record label, Converting Culture an editorial publication for which Le Parti is editor-in-chief and 121.radio, a streaming platform with city-specific programming.[1]

Discography

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Studio albums

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EPs

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  • Overtune: 1 (EP) (2024)[18]
  • Exit (2025)
  • Brooklyn Queens Express (2025)[19]

Singles

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  • Vacate 8 (2024)
  • 12B (2025)
  • Breach (2025)
  • Bossa Nova Civilian (2026)
  • Ballet / Chlorine Rinse (2026)

Exhibitions

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Solo exhibitions

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  • Onset of the Relativistic, Base 36, Brooklyn (2022)[citation needed]
  • Veiled Constructions: Dark Perceptions of the Human Experience, Sotheby's Institute of Art, New York (2023)[20]
  • Postscript: Field Notes, New York (2023)
  • Surface to Air, Base 36, Brooklyn (2024)
  • Lost in Translation: Echoes, Mythos & Ecce Hommo, Silby, Los Angeles (2024)

Group exhibitions

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Recognition

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In 2025, he was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in the Art & Culture category.[23]

Personal life

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He lives and works between Brooklyn and Berlin.[24][25]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Interview & Column: From the Front Lines -- Jet Le Parti's "Listening Post"". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). March 31, 2026. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Meet Jet Le Parti, The Self–Taught Artist Who Turned his Apartment into a Studio". www.34st.com. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Will Jones (April 14, 2026). "Jet Le Parti and the Poetry of the Impossible Middle Ground". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Jet Le Parti Class of 2017 - Player Profile". Perfect Game. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Les Nouveaux Riches Magazine – Self-taught artist. Jet Le Parti". April 21, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ Staff, Entrepreneur Middle East (2026-01-25). "The Linen Road". Entrepreneur Middle East. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. ↑ "Down the Rabbit Hole with Jet Le Parti". Office Magazine. October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jet Le Parti. American, b. 1998". Artsy. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. 1 2 "Inching Towards the End of the World with Jet Le Parti". Hypebeast. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  10. 1 2 Coffey-Behrens, Kelly (2026-04-28). "Indie Film Breaks The System With 'Underground' Launch". The Blast. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  11. ↑ "Beyond the Auction Block: How the Art Market Values What It Cannot See". Global Banking & Finance Review. February 12, 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  12. 1 2 Jeffrey Grunthaner (November 22, 2024). "By Any Means Necessary: Origins of Base 36". Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  13. ↑ "Inside American Wasteland: When Hollywood Independence Collided with the New York Underground". RP.1. 2026.
  14. ↑ "Jet Le Parti · Artist Profile". Resident Advisor. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Jet Le Parti Tour". Edmtrain. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  16. ↑ Marcel Schlutt (June 30, 2026). "Without a Trace! Following the Residuum movement". Kaltblut Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
  17. ↑ Grunthaner, Jeffrey (2024-06-26). "Critically speaking: a look into the artistic philosophy of Jet Le Parti". Ouvert Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  18. ↑ Jet Le Partiの「Overture: 1 - EP」をApple Musicで (in Japanese), 2024-08-23, retrieved 2026-09-30
  19. ↑ "Jet Le Parti on Apple Music". AppleMusic. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  20. ↑ "Veiled Constructions: Dark Perceptions of the Human Experience - Exhibition at Sotheby's Institute of Art in New York". ArtRabbit. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Termination Notice. ? Exhibition Text". RP.1. 2026.
  22. ↑ "RP1: American Wasteland x Our Hero, Balthazar Premiere".
  23. ↑ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2025: Art & Culture". Forbes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  24. ↑ Walker, Sylvia (2024-02-13). "A Conversation with Jet Le Parti — CAI". Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  25. ↑ Chandra, Gautam (2025-09-24). "THE GHOST ARTIST WHO BUILT A GLOBAL PRACTICE BY SAYING NO". GOTHAMOLOGY. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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