YVON GOULET

INTRODUCTION | INVENTORY

PROFILE

Yvon Goulet describes himself as a “Fag Artist.” In using that label, Goulet refers to both himself and his subject. Un après midi chez Sonia is a fantasia of queer and homoerotic imagery. Leather Baroque is an homage to Montreal’s vibrant S&M scene. The exhibition also shows new work in which Goulet is exploring the gay landscape or what he calls gaiscapes. The pieces are raw depictions of Quebec highways and rest areas. From portraits of men he finds online to a series of young men lounging shirtless snorting lines of coke, this work documents and celebrates an unassimilated and liberated gay life not found in mainstream culture. This exhibition is a powerful collection of work by a significant Canadian artist.

Yvon Goulet finished a baccalaureate at Université du Québec à Hull in 1988. In 1989 he collaborated with the University of Ottawa’s Philip Fry on a land art project in Oxford-on-Rideau, Ontario. He participated in several national and international exhibitions. In 2003, he exhibited an artist's book Touche ça at Galerie 303 in the Belgo Building, Montreal; he was part of the traveling exhibition "The Gay Body" at Vieux Palais, Saint-Jérome, Quebec, (2002); he presented an artist's book Danger at IV Rencontres Internationales, Marseille, France (2001); L’art et le papier IV, Jean-Claude Bergeron Gallery, Ottawa (2000); Sen-Art, biennial, Vert-Saint-Denis, France (1998); Mostra Int. Minigravats, Barcelona, Spain (1997); Kanagawa 18th Print International, Japan (1995); Musée Adzak, Paris (1993); and Arts 1992 ULB, Bruxelles, Belgium (1992). In Canada, he is represented by Quab Gallery in Calgary and Galerie Dentaire in Montreal.