Laurent GRASSO

solo show

April 28, 2016 - May 28, 2016

Seoul

1F 5 Palpan-gil, Jongno-gu

press release

300 people attended the opening.
700 people attended the exhibition.
The exhibition was open for 30 days.
Daily average 23 visitors per day including opening, 14 per day excluding opening.

From left to right :
"Anechoic Wall”, 2016 / Wood, gold leaf / 98 x 98 x 7.2 cm, 38 9/16 x 38 9/16 x 2 13/16 inches / Unique
"1461, Counsel description of Philip III - Duke of Bourgogne – of a brilliant object rising in spiral, turning on itself like a clock before disappearing, libyan glass”, 2014 / Oil on wood, neon, walnut wood / 45 x 110 x 33 cm, 17 3/4 x 43 1/4 x 13 inches / Unique
Hand of Justice”, 2016 / Marble, brass / 26 x 11 x 6 cm, 10 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 inches / 85 x 30 x 30 cm, 33 7/16 x 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 inches (Pedestal dimensions) / Unique
"Studies into the Past" / Oil on wood / 25 x 16.5 cm, 9 13/16 x 6 1/2 inches / Unique
“Studies into the Past" / Oil and gold leaf on wood / 65 x 42 cm, 25 9/16 x 16 9/16 in (Each)/ Unique

Video projection : "Elysée" 2016 / 35 mm film, looped / Duration : 00:16:29 / 2/5 + 2AP
Sculpture : "Archimedes”, 2016 / Marble / Length : 57 cm, 22 7/16 in (Diameter) / Unique
On right : "Studies into the Past" / Oil on wood / 28 x 30 cm, 11 1/16 x 11 13/16 inches / Unique

"Studies into the Past" / Oil and gold leaf on wood / 65 x 42 cm, 25 9/16 x 16 9/16 inches (Each) / Unique
This triptych refers directly to the traditional form of folding screens, composed of painting on a gilded background of gold leaf. It consists of three panels, each containing a different element: on the left, a horse rider holding a watchful stance; in the centre, a black sun filling the upper part of the panel; on the right, a landscape of a battle. Altogether, the screens form a strange landscape that the viewer pieces together whilst making associations with the various formal, cultural and temporal techniques evoked.

Hand of Justice”, 2016 / Marble, brass / 26 x 11 x 6 cm, 10 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 inches / 85 x 30 x 30 cm, 33 7/16 x 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 inches (Pedestal dimensions) / Unique
The hand of justice, often placed at the end of a scepter, represented the omnipotence of royalty. The sculpture refers to the symbolic repertoire of Regalia, the attributes of the monarchic power.