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Saturday, July 25, 2026 · No. 205
Artist Profile

Laura Lamiel

Laura Lamiel is a French artist known for her site-specific installations that utilize industrial materials, found objects, and fluorescent lighting to explore themes of memory and taxonomy.

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Biography

Born in 1943, Laura Lamiel is a French artist whose practice often engages with the spatial and material qualities of her environment. Her work frequently involves the systematic arrangement of objects within architectural frameworks, creating environments that invite viewers to reconsider the relationship between light, shadow, and physical matter.

Her signature installations often incorporate vitrines, fluorescent lights, and industrial components to construct complex, layered narratives. By organizing found objects into precise, repetitive structures, she examines the intersection of personal memory and objective classification, often blurring the lines between sculpture and installation art.

Lamiel continues to receive significant institutional recognition, most notably through her 2026 site-specific installation at the Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection. Titled ça fait un bruit d’ailes, de feuilles, de sable, the work spans 24 display cases and is featured as part of the museum's Clair-obscur exhibition, highlighting her ongoing contribution to contemporary explorations of light and space.

Notable Works

  • ça fait un bruit d’ailes, de feuilles, de sable · 2026Site-specific installation with found objects and fluorescent lighting

Career Highlights

  • 2026Site-specific installation at Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection
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From The Cultural Signal

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection to Present 'Clair-obscur' Exhibition Exploring Chiaroscuro Legacy

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection to Present 'Clair-obscur' Exhibition Exploring Chiaroscuro Legacy

The Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection has mounted the exhibition "Clair-obscur," which draws on approximately 100 works from the Pinault Collection, including several modernist pieces for the first time.

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Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection Presents Laura Lamiel Installation as Part of 'Clair-obscur' Exhibition

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection Presents Laura Lamiel Installation as Part of 'Clair-obscur' Exhibition

Laura Lamiel has installed works across the twenty-four display cases of the Passage and the Machine Room at the Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection.

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Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection Presents Laura Lamiel Installation 'ça fait un bruit d’ailes, de feuilles, de sable'

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection Presents Laura Lamiel Installation 'ça fait un bruit d’ailes, de feuilles, de sable'

Laura Lamiel presents a site-specific installation at the Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection in Paris.

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