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Vigies
1991
Michel Goulet

The Quebec artist Michel Goulet was born in 1944 in Asbestos and studied at the Université de Sherbrooke and the Université du Québec à Montréal. He has pursued a dual career as an internationally renowned artist and an educator, teaching first at the University of Ottawa and later at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He is recognized on the international art scene for his sculptures and permanent public art works, but also for his set designs for theatre and opera.

He has shown his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and has represented Canada at the Venice Biennale (1988). The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal mounted a retrospective of his work in 2004.

Michel Goulet has received a number of honours, including the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas, the highest distinction awarded to visual artists by the Quebec government (1990), and the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts (2008). He was made an Officer of the Ordre national du Québec in 2018.

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Category
Installation, Sculpture
Acquisition mode
Politique d'intégration des arts à l'architecture et à l'environnement, Government of Quebec
Source mention
© Michel Goulet - 10-09-2018
Materials
brass, bronze, granite
Technique(s)
assembled, engraved, moulded
Location
Location
Location
Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal
Adress
4565 Queen Mary, Montréal, H3W 1W5

Artwork description

Three paths lead to a flat map of the earth. At the entrance of each path is a chair cut in solid brass, acting as a guard. There are bronze objects on the chairs, enigmas or puzzles that attract the attention of passersby: on the first chair sits a book (way of knowledge); on the second, a pair of binoculars (way of wisdom); and on the third, three bricks (way of work).