Jean Vodaine Exhibition
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History
The Verlaine media library presents a major exhibition devoted to Jean Vodaine, inviting visitors to explore the abundance of his works through a multi-stage journey. This exhibition pays tribute to the poet, engraver, and typographer Jean Vodaine. Jean Vodaine (1921–2006), born Friedrich Vladimir Kaucic in Slovenia, was a poet, publisher, and artist living in Lorraine. After working various manual jobs, he dedicated himself to artisanal printing and painting. From the late 1940s, he launched several literary journals such as Poésie avec nous, Le Courrier de la poésie with Edmond Dune, La Tour aux puces, and Dire—an internationally renowned publication that he produced alone for 22 years. These journals featured authors like Arrabal, Henry Miller, Léopold Sedar Senghor, Ernest Hemingway, Allen Ginsberg, and engravings by Gaston Chaissac and Jean Dubuffet. Passionate about his craft, he stated: "I don’t make art, I make things. I make things to better serve poetry."
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Exhibition organized as a tribute to Jean Vodaine, in partnership with Forum-IRTS de Lorraine, Le Puzzle, the City of Thionville, the National Literature Center – Luxembourg, and the Jean Vodaine Association.
Automatically translated from French.
Where does it take place?
Bibliothèques Médiathèques de Metz
1 Place de la bibliothèque
57000 Metz
France
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