Biography
Winner of the Algorithmic Imaginings Residency
Laurent Grasso creates multidisciplinary works that explore the intersections of cosmology, science, and history. He is the recipient of France’s Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the Marcel Duchamp Prize, and the Meru Art*Science Award in Bergamo, Italy. His work has been exhibited internationally at venues such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, the Kunsthaus Basel in Switzerland, the Musée d’Art Contemporain in Montréal, MASS MoCa in Massachusetts, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C.
By drawing on phenomena such as eclipses, auroras, and electromagnetic energy, Grasso’s films, sculptures, paintings, and photographs challenge the viewer’s perceptions by blending historical iconography with surreal, otherworldly imagery. Grasso employs techniques that create ambiguity, using anachronism, hybridity, and shifting perspectives to subvert reality and provoke new ways of thinking. Fascinated by invisible forces—whether political or electromagnetic—he investigates how these powers shape collective consciousness, offering a unique lens on history, imagination, and the unknown.
Website: http://laurentgrasso.com/
Portrait Credit: Tanguy Beurdeley.
News
Laurent Grasso
SETI AIR Newsletter - May 2026
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SETI AIR Newsletter - April 2026
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SETI AIR Newsletter - February 2026
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Laurent Grasso
Take Two: Ori Gersht, Laurent Grasso, Dawn Ng, Erin O'Keefe
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