January 7–March 31, 2012
Opening: Friday, January 6, 8–10 p.m.
YYZ ARTISTS’ OUTLET
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 140
T: 416-598-4546
yyzartistsoutlet.org
yyzbooks.com
Hours: Tues–Sat 11 a.m. to 5 p.m
For her first solo exhibition in Toronto, Julie Lequin presents a selection of chapters from a new multidisciplinary video installation, which condenses each year of her life. Effervescent with humor, storytelling, error and wordplay, Top 30 weaves the line between autobiography and fiction.
Julie Lequin is a French Canadian artist. She received a BFA from Concordia University and an MFA from Art Center College of Design. In 2007, 2nd Cannons Publications published Lequin’s first book and DVD project The Ice Skating Tree Opera – Director’s Cuts. Her work has been screened and exhibited internationally at venues such as the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum in California, La Centrale Powerhouse in Montreal, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Art in General and White Columns in New York City. Lequin is the 2011 recipient of the Joseph S. Stauffer Award, an honor given by the Canada Council for the Arts. Lequin is happily living and working in Montreal.