Tribute to the poet, engraver and typographer Jean Vodaine
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This highlight revisits the rich work of poet-typographer Jean Vodaine (1921-2006), on the twentieth anniversary of his passing. Alongside two exhibitions held simultaneously at Médiathèque Verlaine and Puzzle in Thionville, a program will feature discussions on Vodaine's writings, outsider art, typography in cinema, art therapy, and links to the Luxembourgish poetic community.
Jean Vodaine was an important regional figure and self-taught artist, working as poet, typographer, printer, engraver and painter. He published his first collections after the Liberation ("Rose et noir," 1947; "Le Toron noir," 1949). He also self-published magazines such as "Poésie avec nous," "Courrier de poésie," and "La tour aux Puces," then participated in the Groupe de Yutz and in the journal DIRE, with contributions from L. S. Senghor, Allen Ginsberg, Anise Koltz, Gaston Chaissac and Jean Dubuffet. In 1969, he invented the poem-poster, making poetry both visual and literary. The exhibition features books, engravings and paintings, celebrating Vodaine's multidisciplinary creativity.
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In partnership with Puzzle, the City of Thionville, the Bibliothèques-Médiathèques network of the City of Metz, the National Literature Center – Luxembourg, the Jean Vodaine Association, the Friends of Edmond Dune, and Forum-IRTS of Lorraine (Ban-Saint-Martin site).
Free program, open access except for limited seating activities, registration opens one month in advance at Metz libraries.
Automatically translated from French.
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Bibliothèques Médiathèques de Metz
Arrondissement de Metz
France
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