Recent work and overview

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Lene Tassin (aka Lene De Montaigu) is a franco/north-american multidisciplinary artist based in London, UK. She has work experience in the arts assisting performance artist Danielle Freakley for their Venice Biennale exhibition in 2024, as well as a teaching assistant at the University of the Arts London (UAL), Camberwell. She is currently studying a degree at the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths.

instagram: @downgraded__

Shows / Exhibitions:

2025CAFE OTO, GLARC tape launch night. [March 2025. London]

REAL NO REAL concert with trio ‘Lene Otis Finn’[May 2025, Madrid, Spain]

Old Hairdressers concert with trio ‘Lene Otis Finn’ [June 2025, Glasgow, UK]

Solo performance as ‘Downgraded’ for GRAIN residency at The Horse Hospital featuring Steve Noble, Caius Williams, and Feeo [July 2025, London, UK]

The Horse Hospital concert with trio ‘Less than Three <3’ featuring Deas McMorrow, Harry Bix [August 2025, Glasgow, UK]

Spanners Club concert with trio ‘Less than Three <3’ featuring Deas McMorrow, Harry Bix [August 2025, Glasgow, UK]

Incubator Gallery. Sound Piece for installation in collaboration with artist Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell for their show titled ‘I want to be ready’ [Sept-Oct 2025, London].

2024Solo Musical Performance accompaying Tara Cunningham & Caius Williams (April, Glasgow).

The House Arts Collective Opening Exhibition (April, Glasgow) [2D Collage Installation].‘Community as Music’ - Internet Radio and Global Networks of Resistance].

Scottish Portrait Awards in Photography. Exhibited between Glasgow and Edinburgh between September 2024 to March 2025. [Black and White 35mm Film Photography].

Musical performance in suport of ‘L’ (band) and ‘Hexakaidecagon’ (duo) in Glasgow (Scotland).

FLAT Festival (multi-day art festival and exhibition). Helsinki, Finland. [Audio essay, video and zine].

A Letter From a Friend (exhibition) in Bern, Switzerland. Bacio Gallery. December 2024.[scan color print, A4 paper].

GLARC Tape Launch Concert [Glasgow, December 7th 2024]

2023
Glasgow Architecture Fringe – ‘Musty Shed’ Exhibition and Screenings [Experimental Video Installation].

Solo Sound Performance for Baked Beans On The Doorstep (April, Glasgow).

Port of Call – New York, NY, USA (Dec 1st to 17th). Pop Gun Gallery. Group show. [Experimental Video Installation]

2022The Living Room, The Old Hairdresser’s (Glasgow, UK) [Experimental Video Installation]

Degree Show, The Glasgow School of Art (Glasgow, UK) [Sonic Sculpture and sound installation].

Solo exhibition and Performance at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA ): ‘Piano Sketches for Bow, Fingers, Keys and Hammers showcased by Cryptic and funded with the help of Youth Music within the framework of the project ‘Music for the Anthropocene’ by Lene de Montaigu. [https://2022.gsashowcase.net/2022/03/26/lene-tassin-de-montaigu/]

2021
Cherriharari Digital Showcase (online) [Experimental Video work]

2020
RENDERED Digital Online Festival by ISO Design (online) [Experimental Video work]

Flat 2/2 Show (Glasgow, UK) [Experimental Video Installation]

2018
Last Futures at Tramway (Glasgow, UK) [Zine and publication. group show]

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Sonic Sculpture / Piano Sketches
Links:
https://lenedemontaigu.bandcamp.com/album/piano-sketches https://covepark.org/residencies/cryptic-residencies-2022-5/
Press: The Scotsman, Trouble Magazine, The Skinny