Sean Raspet's works have often consisted of liquid chemical formulations of artificial flavour and fragrance molecules. More recently his works have involved food, nutrition, human metabolism and human cellular development via stem cells. He is a flavour and fragrance chemist and co-founder of the algae-based food company Nonfood. His practice priorities movement away from the specialised art economy, in favour of endeavours that circulate in the economy-at-large, utilising prevailing modes of production––such as mass-produced products and proprietary molecular structures.
Read MoreRaspet's work has been exhibited at the The Artist's Institute, New York, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit; de Young Museum, San Francisco; Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco; M Woods Museum, Bejing; Societé, Berlin; the 9th Berlin Biennale; Bridget Donahue, New York; SculptureCenter, New York; and The Kitchen, New York, among others.
Text courtesy Empty Gallery.