Laurent Grasso is the recipient of the esteemed Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture[1] and the prestigious Marcel Duchamp Prize[2] in 2015, and 2008 respectively.
The resulting work ‘Élysée’, set in the French Presidential office’s Salon Doré to the soundtrack created by Nicolas Godin, debuted in Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong in March 2016.
[11] Laurent Grasso’s practice engages deeply with science, history, mythology and supernatural phenomena to weave a research-filled narrative.
[14] ‘SolarWind’, a permanent light installation in Paris commissioned by the 13th district council, Ciments Calcia and SEMAPA in collaboration with the Space Observatory and the National Centre for Space Studies’, which projects the colour fluctuations of solar storms onto the walls of two 40 meter Calcia silos bordering the capital’s 13 district.
[15] His most notable solo exhibitions in recent years include ‘PARAMUSEUM’ (2016) at Palais Fesch, Ajaccio,[16] ‘Élysée’ (2016) in Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong[17] and ‘Soleil Noir’ (2015) at the Foundation d’entreprise Hermès, Tokyo.