2016
Country: FR

Nicolas Maigret exposes the internal workings of media through an exploration of their dysfunctions, limitations or failure thresholds. He develops sensory and immersive audio visual experiences through these examinations. After completing studies in intermedia art, Maigret joined the LocusSonus lab in Aix, France, where he explored networks as a creative tool. As a curator, he initiated the disnovation.net research project, a critique of the propaganda of world of innovation. He teaches at Parsons Paris and co-founded the Art of Failure collective in 2006.

His work has been presented in international exhibitions and festivals: transmediale (Berlin) – FILE (Saõ Paulo) – Museum of Art and Design (New York) – 30th Chaos Communication Congress (Hamburg) – NWFF (Seattle) – SAIC (Chicago) – China Museum of Digital Arts (Beijing) – The Pirate Bay 10th Anniversary (Stockholm) – Palais de Tokyo (Paris) – Eastern Bloc (Montréal) – Gli.tc/h (Birmingham)…

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This artist participated in the SHAPE platform which concluded in 2022. The current version of the project is SHAPE+. Like its predecessor, it is co-funded by the European Union.