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Panoptes
the work is accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity
bronze noir
40 3/16 x 38 9/16 x 6 11/16 inches (102 x 98 x 17 cm)
(LG-S.22.3082)
b. 1972
Photo by Mathieu Cesar
Laurent Grasso lives and works in Paris, France.
Born in France in 1972, Laurent Grasso has developed a fascination with the visual possibilities related to the science of electromagnetic energy, radio waves and naturally occurring phenomena. Grasso explores these sciences as they apply to paranormal activity, a favorite subject of 18th century scientists and philosophers, often used as parlor entertainment during the Victorian era.
Incorporating imagery culled from the cinema and art history, Grasso works in video, sculpture, painting, and drawing, to recreate phenomena – both human and natural – that set up surreal and ambiguous juxtapositions of time and space. Grasso often intentionally manipulates imagery by imposing unique and unusual perspectives onto his subject matter, thereby subverting the viewer's instinct to accept what they see at face value. A continually shifting viewpoint is at the heart of Grasso's aesthetic sensibility – in Grasso's words, "the idea is to construct a floating viewpoint, thereby creating a discrepancy in relation to reality. We move from one viewpoint to another, and that's also how we manufacture states of consciousness."
Grasso is the recipient of the Meru Art*Science Award in Bergamo, Italy, the Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Marcel Duchamp Prize. He is the subject of a major monograph, Laurent Grasso: Soleil Double published by Dilecta in 2015. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at international institutions including the Palais Fesch, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Ajaccio, France; the Hermès Foundation, Tokyo, Japan; the Musée de l'hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun, France; Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz, Switzerland; the Musée d’Art Contemporain, Montréal, Canada; Jeu de Paume, Paris, France; the Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Florida; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., and Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France.
Grasso has been included in many international biennials including the 21st Sydney Biennale, Australia (2018); EVA International, Limerick, Ireland (2018); Kochi, India (2014); Gwangju 9th, South Korea (2012); Manifesta 8, Cartagena/ Murcia, Spain (2010); Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2009); Moscow, Russia (2009); and Busan, South Korea (2004 and 2006).
Laurent Grasso “Time Leaves” - May 10, 2023
Laurent Grasso - Élysée - 2016 (extrait)
SolarWind from Solar Wind on Vimeo.
Laurent Grasso, SolarWind, Permanent Public Installation, Paris, France
Laurent Grasso, Uraniborg, Jeu de Paume, 2012
The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal will present URANIBORG, a solo exhibition of work by Laurent Grasso.
Laurent Grasso will be included in, ROUNDTABLE, this year's edition of the Gwangju Biennial. ROUNDTABLE will feature over 93 artists, artist groups, and temporary collectives from 43 countries.
Laurent Grasso will be participating in In the Holocene, a group exhibition at the MIT List Visual Arts Center, that explores art as a speculative science, investigating principles more commonly associated with scientific or mathematical thought.
Laurent Grasso will contribute a large neon work, Du soleil dans la nuit, to the Nuit Blanche festival in Paris, France this October.
The Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume will present URANIBORG, a solo exhibition of work by Laurent Grasso. The exhibition, which was curated by the artist in conjunction with the Jeu de Paume's Marta Gili and the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art's Marie Fraser, centers on the artist's exploration of observation as a vehicle for manufacturing reality and enforcing systems of power. URANIBORG will be on view from May 22 through September 23, 2012 and will subsequently travel to the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art. A forthcoming catalogue, which will feature a number of essays as well as a conversation between Marta Gili and Laurent Grasso, will accompany the exhibition.
Works by Laurent Grasso will be included in an exhibition of the Olbricht Collection at La Maison Rouge in Paris, France. Titled memories of the future in reference to Grasso's neon sculpture of the same name (pictured above), the exhibition draws from the impressive collection of Thomas Olbricht, marking the first time the collection has been seen in France.
the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will showcase video works by Laurent Grasso in their Black Box theatre. The exhibition will feature two works, Polair and Les Oiseaux. The exhibition opens on April 4, 2011 and will be on view through July 24, 2011.