320
2007
320
2007
Through this geometrical structure, Laurent Grasso tackles the theme of generalised surveillance.
The starting point for the creation of this luminous sculpture was the research undertaken by the artist on Echelon, an American military programme for the interception of public and private communications, founded in 1947. lts branches could be found across the globe. They were usually hidden in geodesic spheres whose facets were meant to improve signal reception. Grasso reappropriates this shape -popularised by the domes of Buckminster Fuller, a utopian American architect- to evoke manipulation and the invisible control of citizens.
| Domain | Oeuvre en 3 dimensions |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Altuglas, cuivre, métal laqué, système lumineux, base en béton |
| Dimensions | 170 cm Diamètre : 150 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de l'artiste, 2009 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2009-478 |
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Detailed description
| Artist |
Laurent Grasso
(1972, France) |
|---|---|
| Main title | 320 |
| Creation date | 2007 |
| Domain | Oeuvre en 3 dimensions |
| Description | Sphère géodésique lumineuse produite d'après le modèle imaginé par l'architecte Buckminster Fuller |
| Techniques | Altuglas, cuivre, métal laqué, système lumineux, base en béton |
| Dimensions | 170 cm Diamètre : 150 cm |
| Printing | 1/3 |
| Acquisition | Don de l'artiste, 2009 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Création contemporaine et prospective |
| Inventory no. | AM 2009-478 |
By the same artist
Bibliography
Laurent Grasso " The Horn Perspective" / Jean-Pierre Bordaz, Michel Gauthier, Laurent Grasso.- Paris : Ed. du Centre Pompidou, 2009 (315 : espace trois-cent-quinze;18) (cit. p. 18) . N° isbn 978-2-84426-388-9
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