L’ART S’AFFICHE
Montreal artist Alexey Lazarev is now on display for L’art s’affiche on the facades of the Ubisoft studio in the Mile-End
Art Souterrain is proud to present the sixth edition of L’art s’affiche, in collaboration with Ubisoft Montreal.
Over a period of three months, Ubisoft will host a solo exhibition of the works of artist Alexey Lazarev in the Mile-End, on the exterior facade of her studio at the corner of Saint-Viateur et Saint-Dominique streets with the objective of democratizing art in the public space.
Alexey Lazarev
Biography
Alexey Lazarev is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary visual artist. Born in Saint Petersburg (Russia), Alexey has lived and worked in Montreal since 2012. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University in 2019, Alexey engaged in artist residencies in Japan and Germany. Recipient of several grants from the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ), he has exhibited his works in Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Russia, United States and Spain. Currently Alexey works towards several solo exhibitions scheduled for spring and fall 2023.
Artist statement
As a multidisciplinary visual artist, Alexey explores different facets of queer identities and migration: conflicts between personal and collective memories, formation and evolution of hybrid identities and the emotional side of belonging to a marginalized community. He investigates these themes using personal and found archives consisting of objects, sketches, drawings and interviews with immigrants, queers and artists. Fascinated by how centuries-old methods of imagemaking adapt to the needs of contemporary society, in his projects Alexey examines the interplay between traditional printing techniques – woodcut, intaglio, lithography – and new technologies – laser engraving, scanning and computer-generated graphics. He focuses on the unorthodox application of print media including alternative ways of editioning, installation and relief transfer on surfaces such as clay or plaster.
