Matthieu Laurette
- January 4, 2024
- Multimedia Artist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Matthieu Laurette |
| Occupation | Multimedia Artist |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 24, 1970(1970-08-24) |
| Age | 54 |
| Country | France |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Matthieu Laurette Biography
| Name | Matthieu Laurette |
| Birthday | Aug 24 |
| Birth Year | 1970 |
| Birth Country | France |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
Matthieu Laurette is one of the most popular and richest Multimedia Artist who was born on August 24, 1970 in France. French multimedia artist and conceptualist. His best-known works include socio-political themed installations. In 2003, Ricard Prize awarded.
Both he and He and fellow French artist Joann Sfar were both born during the 1970s. , a fellow French artist, were born in the 1970s.
Laurette’s Produits remboursés/Money-back Products (1993–2001) was his method of shopping and being fully refunded based on the basic marketing system of the major food and commodities corporations. He fed and cleaned himself for nothing by almost only ever buying products with “Satisfied or your money back” or “Money back on first purchase” offers. He gained fame in France and abroad at the time appearing on TV and media including in 1997 the French National evening news (Journal de 20h, France 2) and the frontpage of respected daily newspaper Le Monde with the headline ‘Tomorrow we will eat for free’ (Demain on mange gratis). In 1999 the Daily Express in UK featured him in an article titled “The secret of free shopping” and in 2000 the Daily Record named him ‘The Freebie King’. In 2001 invited by Harald Szeemann curator of the 49th Venice Biennale he presented Moneyback Life! a large retrospective installation combining enlargements of press cuttings, a truck with an integrated TV wall showing TV clips of his Apparitions/Appearances and a life size wax figure of himself pushing a shopping cart full of Moneyback products.
In 1993, Laurette declared himself an artist in a French TV gameshow called Tournez manège (The Dating Game). When the presenter asked him who he was he replied: ‘A multimedia artist’. Laurette had sent out invitations to an art audience to view the show on TV from their homes.
He was born in France, and he entered the international art scene when he was a teenager.
Matthieu Laurette Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Multimedia Artist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Matthieu Laurette is one of the richest Multimedia Artist from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matthieu Laurette 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He completed his formal art training at Ecole d’art de Grenoble.
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Matthieu Laurette (born 1970 in Villeneuve Saint Georges, France) is a media and conceptual contemporary French artist who works in a variety of media, from TV and video to installation and public interventions.
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Citizenship Project (Wanted: Financial Support to Acquire Citizenships) are a series of projects where Laurette attempts to acquire as many nationalities as possible, asking for donations as well as legal advice and practical support through donation boxes displayed in Museums and exhibitions as well as through websites. At the Venice Biennale in 2001, he offered non-represented countries national participation in the exhibition in exchange for the country granting him citizenship.
Facts & Trivia
Matthieu Ranked on the list of most popular Multimedia Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Matthieu Laurette celebrates birthday on August 24 of every year.
in Cristina Ricupero. Interview with Jens Haaning, Matthieu Laurette, Aleksandra Mir Publicness exhibition guide, Institute of Contemporary Art (London) January 2003.