Érik Lacon: A Visionary Sculptor Rooted in Gothic Romanticism Érik Lacon, born in Paris in 1976 – though often referred to as Monsieur Qui – emerged onto the artistic landscape at the end of the 2000s with striking black and white wheatpastes bearing his enigmatic moniker. These early works immediately established a distinctive aesthetic: a melancholic, dark romanticism reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe’s prose, infused with subtle satir…