LAb(au)

The correct title of this article is LAb[au]. The substitution of any brackets is due to technical restrictions.
LAb[au]
Formation1997 (1997)
Location
Coordinates50°51′15″N 4°21′07″E / 50.85419°N 4.35186°E / 50.85419; 4.35186
Membership
digital art, electronic art
Websitewww.lab-au.com

LAb[au] is an artist group founded 1997 in Brussels, Belgium with the aim to examine the influence of advanced technologies in the forms, methods and content of art.[1] Members are: Manuel Abendroth and Jérôme Decock. Former members were: co-founder Naziha Mestaoui (until 2000), Grégoire Verhaegen (until 2003), Pieter Heremans (until 2006) ,Alexandre Plennevaux (until 2009) and Els Vermang (until 2022).

From the name 'LAb[au]' one can read in ‘LAB’ (standing for an experimental approach) and ‘BAU’ (ger. = construction / providing a link to Bauhaus[2]) both a reference to the group's approach to work.[3]

  1. ^ 2002, Spark-Online Magazine Version 31.0 connective inter.face—archite[x]tures Archived 2012-09-18 at archive.today
  2. ^ Susanne Maßmann in: Exhibition Catalogue of 'Young Belgian Painter Awards', Brussels 2009
  3. ^ F. Massad & A. Guerrero Yeste in: Experimenta Magazine #45, page 74, July 2003, Madrid