artist

Laura Lamiel

Dans les plis, 2023
Steel, cast iron feet, fabric, fluorescent tubes
Variable dimensions
unique
Exhibition view 'Vous les entendez?', 2023. Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole

Dans les plis, 2023
Laura Lamiel Dans les plis, 2023 Acier, pieds en fonte, tissu, tubes fluorescents Dimensions variables unique Exhibition view 'Vous les entendez?', 2023. Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole

La Mue, 2021-2023
Hydrophilic cotton coats, steel, glass, fluorescent tubes
Variable dimensions
unique
Exhibition view 'Vous les entendez?', 2023. Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole

La Mue, 2021-2023

Sans titre, 2023
Painting fixed under glass
180 x 120 cm
183 x 121 x 4 cm
unique
Exhibition view 'Vous les entendez?', 2023. Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole

Sans titre, 2023

De la page 3 à la page rouge, 2023
Painted books, mirrored plexiglass, various objects
Variable dimensions
unique
Exhibition view 'Vous les entendez?', 2023. Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole

De la page 3 à la page rouge, 2023

Saint Jérôme, 2023
Copper, cast iron feet, fluorescent tubes
unique
Exhibition view 'Vous les entendez?', 2023. Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole

Atelier cerveau, 2023
Glass plates, metal, fluorescent tubes, various objects
Variable dimensions
unique
Exhibition view 'Vous les entendez?', 2023. Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole

Atelier cerveau, 2023

Multitude, 2007
Video, colour, sound
50 min 38
unique
Exhibition view 'Vous les entendez?', 2023. Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole

Multitude, 2007

Kokopelli, 2023
Wood and items from the artist's collection
196,5 x 95 x 7 cm
unique
Exhibition view 'Ursule', 2023. Marcelle Alix, Paris. Photo : Nicolas Lafon

Kokopelli, 2023

Rien n'est à faire tout est à défaire, 2023
Steel, cast iron feet, fabric, fluorescent tubes
160,5 x 304 x 20,2 cm
unique
Exhibition view 'Ursule', 2023. Marcelle Alix, Paris. Photo : Nicolas Lafon

Rien n'est à faire tout est à défaire, 2023

Ursule (2), 2023
Enameled steel, fluorescent tubes, cotton coat, mixed media on paper, items from the artist's collection
Variable dimensions
unique
Exhibition view 'Ursule', 2023. Marcelle Alix, Paris. Photo : Nicolas Lafon

Ursule (2), 2023

Je peux encore apprendre quelque chose ce soir, 2023
Wood, steel, enameled steel, drawings and items from the artist's collection
76 x 175,5 x 67 cm
unique
Exhibition view 'Ursule', 2023. Marcelle Alix, Paris. Photo : Nicolas Lafon

Je peux encore apprendre quelque chose ce soir, 2023

Les Passeurs, 2010
Digitally transferred VHS tape, color, sound
39 min 33
unique
Exhibition view 'Ursule', 2023. Marcelle Alix, Paris.

Territoires intimes, 2020
Mixed media on paper
51 x 41cm
unique
Photo : Nicolas Lafon

Territoires intimes, 2021
Mixed media on paper
51 x 41cm
unique
Photo : Nicolas Lafon

Territoires intimes, 2020-2022
Mixed media on paper
51 x 41cm
unique
Photo : Nicolas Lafon

Du miel sur un couteau / Honey on a knife, 2021-2023
Glass, mirror, raw steel chair, fluorescent tubes, various objects from the artist?s collection and five archaeological objects from Jean-David Cahn?s
variable dimensions
unique
Exhibition view 'Vous les entendez?', 2023. Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole

Du miel sur un couteau / Honey on a knife, 2021-2023

Les yeux de W (1), 2018
Steel, one-way mirrors, copper table, artefacts from the artist's collection, enamelled steel units, fluorescent tubes
190 × 200 × 160 cm
unique
Exhibition view 'Vous les entendez?', 2023. Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole
Production CRAC Occitanie, Sète

Les yeux de W (1), 2018

Le regard détourné, 2000-2022
Carpet, copper, rubber, steel bench and fluorescent tube
182 x 73 x 58 cm
unique
Exhibition view 'Qui montent de la terre (Rising from the Earth)', 2022. Marcelle Alix, Paris. Photo

Le regard détourné, 2000-2022
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, Paris, 2022
photo: Aurélien Mole

Un chant d'amour, 2019-2022
Steel, one-way mirrors, copper table, artefacts from the artist's collection, raw steel units, fluorescent tubes.
190 × 200 × 160 cm
unique
Exhibition view: Coimbra Biennial of Contemporary Art, 2022/ photo: Jorge das Neves

Un chant d'amour, 2019-2022
Exhibition view Cahn Kunstraum, Basel, CH, photo: Serge Hasenboehler

Ursule (1), 2022
Enameled steel, fluorescent tubes, cotton coat, mixed media on paper, items from the artist's collection
180 x 225 x 175 cm (variable dimensions depending on the exhibition space)
unique
photo : Aurélien Mole

Ursule (1), 2022
Exhibition view Art dans les Chapelles, Melrand, 2022 / Photo : Aurélien Mole

Untitled, 2000-2021
Steel bars, wood, fluorescent tube
250 × 250 × 30 cm
unique
Exhibition view Cahn Kunstraum, Basel, CH, photo: Serge Hasenboehler

Ring, 2020
Various elements, wood, enamelled steel, fluorescent, cotton, leather
100 x 350 x 250 cm
unique
Exhibition view at Capc Musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux, Photo: Arthur Péquin

J'ai vu les buffles d'eau, 2019
Tempered glass, paintings fixed under glass, metal frames, fluorescent tubes, books, cactus and plant moss, suitcases, objects from the artist's colle
Variable dimensions
unique
Exhibition view at Palais de Tokyo
photo : Aurélien Mole / Nikolai Jakobsen
Production Palais de Tokyo, Paris

J'ai vu les buffles d'eau, 2019
exhibitions views at the Palais de Tokyo, 2019

J'ai vu les buffles d'eau, 2019
Exhibition view Cahn Kunstraum, Basel, CH, photo: Serge Hasenboehler

Popote, 1997-2019
wood, lacquered wood, various material
243 x 243 x 243 cm
unique
Exhibition view at CRAC Occitanie Sète, photo: Marc Domage

Forclose 1, 2017 - 2018
Enamelled steel, fluorescent tubes, cables, clamps, drawing, gluing, plexiglass, gloves, wood, fabrics, various objects
85 × 205 × 88 cm
unique
Exhibition view at CRAC Occitanie Sète, photo: Marc Domage
Production CRAC Occitanie, Sète (FR)

L'espace du dedans (séquence 3), 2014 - 2018
Copper, wood, leather suitcases, wooden boxes, photographs, drawings, enamelled steel, fluorescent tubes, various elements
dimensions variable
unique
Exhibition view at CRAC Occitanie Sète, photo: Marc Domage
Production CRAC Occitanie, Sète

L'espace du dedans (séquence 3), 2014 - 2018

A blanc, 2017
Enamelled steel, fluo tubes, cables, clamps, drawing, plexiglass, gloves, wood, fabric, various objects
210 x 127 x 127 cm
unique
Exhibition view at CRAC Occitanie Sète, photo: Marc Domage

The Wall, 2000-2017
Enameled metal bricks, wood bricks, neon, enameled metal chair, leather jacket, various objects in wood, plaster, rubber, fabric, cotton, resin, felt
Variable dimensions
unique
Exhibition view Konsthall Malmö, photo: Jenny Ekholm

Untitled, 1997-2017
wood, lacquered wood, copper
about 205 x 103 x 30 cm
unique
photo : Aurélien Mole

Passageway, 2016
aluminium, copper, rubber, shoes, chair, 43 frames (15 drawings), mirrors, other various objects
variable dimensions
unique
Exhibition view 'Rennes Biennial', 2016, Photo: Aurélien Mole

Passageway, 2016
Passageway, 2016
aluminium, copper, rubber, shoes, chair, framed drawings & photographs, mirrors, others various objects
variables dimensions
unique
Exhibition view 'Rennes Biennial', 2016, photo: Aurélien Mole

Chambre de capture (1), 2015
enameled steel, wool, wood, fluo tubes, plexiglas
150x 190 x 150 cm
unique
Exhibition view 'Chambres de capture', 2015. La Verrière - Fondation Hermès, photo: Isabelle Arthui

Chambre de capture (2), 2015
enameled steel, leather, wood, cotton, lamps, plexiglas, various objects
145 x 165 x 135 cm
unique
Exhibition view 'Chambres de capture', 2015. La Verrière - Fondation Hermès, photo: Isabelle Arthui

Figure: Light Situation, 2014
enameled steel, fluorescent lights, bucket
210 x 120 x 127cm
unique
Exhibition view 'Light situations', 2014. Kunstverein Langenhagen, photo: Christian Dootz

Par ordre d'apparition, 2013
various elements: chair, neon tubes, mirrors, metal, leather briefcases, enameled silkscreened steel
210 x 125 x 130 cm
unique
exhibition view 'Bonjour tristesse, désir, ennui, appétit, plaisir', La Galerie Art Center, Noisy-le

Par ordre d'apparition, 2013
Par ordre d'apparition
various elements: chair, neon tubes, mirrors, metal, leather briefcases, enameled silkscreened steel
210 x 125 x 130 cm
unique
exhibition view 'Bonjour tristesse, désir, ennui, appétit, plaisir', La Galerie Art Cente

Les lacs de lait doré (2) , 2013
brass, various elements, electrical engine
200 x 200 x 20 cm
unique
exhibition view MAC/VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, photo: Marc Domage

Les lacs de lait doré (2) , 2013

Les lacs de lait doré (1), 2013
brass, various elements
200 x 200 x 20 cm
unique
Exhibition view at MAC/VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, photo: Marc Domage

Les lacs de lait doré (1), 2013
Les lacs de lait doré (1), 2013
brass, various elements
200 x 200 x 20 cm
unique
exhibition view, Emoi & moi, MAC/VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine (F), 2013. Photo: Marc Domage

Figure IV, 2012
various elements: chairs, fluo tubes, rubber, brick, enameled silkscreened steel
210 x 125 x 130 cm
unique
Exhibition view Figure IV, Marcelle Alix, Paris, 2012, photo: Aurélien Mole

Figure IV, 2012
Figure IV, 2012
various elements: chairs, fluo tubes, rubber, brick, enameled silkscreened steel
210 x 125 x 130 cm
unique
exhibition view: Figure IV, Marcelle Alix, Paris, 2012, photo: Aurélien Mole

Figure II, 2001
floor: enameled steel, wood, various elements / wall: wooden frames
175 x 125 x 5 cm (floor)
unique
photo: Aurélien Mole

Figure II, 2001

Rédemption (1), 2014
enamel, steel, leather, acrylic box
30 x 33 x 31 cm
unique
exhibition view 'Sequence I II', Marcelle Alix, Paris, 2014, photo: Aurélien Mole

Territoires intimes, 2020
Indian ink, ballpoint pen, graphite on paper
42 x 29,7 cm
unique
Photo : Aurélien Mole

Territoires intimes, 2020
Indian ink, ballpoint pen, lipstick
42 x 29,7 cm
unique
Photo : Aurélien Mole

Territoires intimes, 2020
Indian ink, ballpoint pen, graphite on paper
42 x 29,7 cm
48 x 35 cm
unique
Photo : Aurélien Mole

Territoires intimes, 2020
Indian ink, ballpoint pen on paper
42 x 29,7 cm
48 x 35 cm
unique
Photo : Aurélien Mole

Territoires intimes, 2020
Indian ink, ballpoint pen, lipstick
42 x 29,7 cm
unique
Photo : Aurélien Mole

Territoires intimes, 2020
Indian ink, ballpoint pen, graphite on paper
42 x 29,7 cm
unique
Photo : Aurélien Mole

Sans titre / Untitled, 2000
Enameled silk screened steel
133 x 90 x 2,5 cm
unique
Exhibition view Cahn Kunstraum, Basel, CH, photo: Serge Hasenboehler

Untitled, 2008
enameled silkscreened steel
96 x 133 x 17 cm
unique
photo: Aurélien Mole

Untitled, 2000
enameled silkscreened steel
49 x 33 x 2,5 cm
unique
photo : Aurélien Mole

Sans titre / Untitled, 2000
Enameled silkscreened steel
90 x 133 x 2,5 cm
unique
Exhibition view Cahn Kunstraum, Basel, CH, photo: Serge Hasenboehler

Untitled, 2008
ink and pencil on paper
96 x 96 cm
unique
photo : Aurélien Mole

Untitled, 2008
ink and pencil on paper
87 x 87 cm
unique
photo : Aurélien Mole

Biography

Over decades, Laura Lamiel has built an exceptional artistic identity. In fact, her work and vocabulary have never ceased to evolve, incorporating new elements, and continually blurring the boundaries between the exhibition space and the studio. In the 1990s, after abandoning the frontality of painting, she started making installations where colour and light play an essential role. Her structures, in particular her cells, are as inspired by psychoanalysis as by spiritual cosmology. They host a repertoire of sensible forms constituted by found objects, collections and certain taxonomies of materials that contrast with the immaculate surfaces of steel that she illuminates with fluorescent tubes. In the 2000s, following the cells, she developed other apparatuses-playing with the transparency and reflective nature of oneway mirrors; creating penetrable or buried spaces-while amplifying the biographical and affective charge of the adopted materials. [Source: Laura Lamiel:LL, monographic publication, ed. Paraguay Press, 2019].

Born in 1943, Laura Lamiel lives in Paris. Her most recent solo exhibitions include Portikus, Frankfurt, DE (2025) ; Galeria Stereo, Warsaw, PL (2025) ; Osmos, New York, US (2025) ; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR (2023), Cahn Kunstraum, Basel, CH (2021) ; CRAC Sète, FR (2019) ; La Verrière, Brussels, BE (2015); Kunstverein Langenhagen, DE (2014) ; La Galerie - art center, Noisy-le-Sec, FR (2013) and Musée d’Art Moderne de Saint- Etienne, FR (2013). Her work has also been presented in several collective exhibitions, most recently at the Bienal de Arte Contemporânea de Coim- bra, PT (2022); CAPC, Bordeaux, FR (2021); Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR (2019); Malmö Konsthall, SE (2018); Biennale de Rennes, FR (2016) and Biennale de Lyon, FR (2015).

An important monographic publication has just been published by Paraguay Press at the occasion of her latest personal show at CRAC-Contemporary Art Center in Sète (FR, cur. Marie Cozette). Her artworks are held in prestigious institutionnal collections inclu- ding MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, FR; Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, FR; Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR and Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, BR.

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