Contact
E-mail:
stevegiasson*at*outlook.com
ADRESS:
2503 rue Frontenac, #2
Montréal, Québec, Canada
H2K 3A2
ARTISTIC APPROACH
Steve Giasson (b. 1979, Quebec) holds a Ph.D. in Art Studies and Practices from the Université du Québec à Montréal and is a conceptual artist.
His engaged, deadpan practice draws on pre-existing works that he appropriates in various ways in order to undermine romantic notions of authenticity and originality, while demystifying both the creative process and the figure of the artist.
His works are also characterized by a great economy of means and by the use of various media (painting, drawing, sculpture, performance art, photography, conceptual writing…).
His work has been presented in fifteen countries across North America, Europe, and Asia, through fourteen solo exhibitions and numerous group shows, including the Liverpool Biennial 2012, the Text Festival in 2011 and 2014 (Manchester), ED RUSCHA BOOKS & Co. at the Museum Brandhorst (2013, Munich) and at the Gagosian Gallery (2013, New York City; 2015, Paris; and 2016, Beverly Hills), as well as the Morni Hills Performance Art Biennale II (2018, Morni Hills and Chandigarh, India).
He lives and works in Montreal.
Gallery:
Steve Giasson is represented by the Edmund Felson Gallery (Berlin) and by the Galerie Laroche/Joncas (Montréal).
Steve Giasson acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. https://conseildesarts.ca
Steve Giasson also thanks the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec for its financial support. https://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca
