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Laurent Grasso
Fellow
2004 - 2005
Visual arts
Biography
Laurent Grasso
Period: 2004-2005
Occupation: Visual artist Born in 1972, studied at Le Fresnoy, Beaux Arts de Paris, Cooper Union School of New York and Saint Martin College of London. He is represented by Galerie “Chez Valentin” in France. In 2004, his work was presented at the Busan Biennial in Korea, the Agnès b. Gallery in Hong Kong, the Musée des abattoirs in Toulouse, the Locarno Film Festival, the CREDAC in Ivry, the Palais de Tokyo… Several works have been acquired by the Fond National d’Art Contemporain, the FRAC Paca and private collections. He also exhibited at the Swiss Institute in New York in April 2005.
Medici Residency Occitanie
Application 17.02 - 31.03.2025
Created in 2018 by the Occitanie Region in partnership with the French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici, the Price Occitanie - Medici dedicated to young contemporary creation aims to develop the international influence of talent from Occitanie by welcoming them to the Villa Medici for a research and creative stay of several months. Each year, the price attracts around a hundred candidates - visual and visual artists - eager to take advantage of the opportunity offered by a residency at one of Europe's most emblematic art centers, in contact with other artists from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. Each year, the winner of the Price Occitanie - Medici is selected on the basis of an application and an audition of the shortlisted candidates, each of whom presents his or her project to a jury made up of representatives of the Region, the Director of Villa Medici and associated experts.
