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Georges Hugnet
(1906-1974)

QR code: Le Mythe Saint-Germain : un lexique amoureux - RATP

En 1944, dans l’appartement de Michel et Louise Leiris, Albert Camus met en scène, dans un cercle amical, une pièce de Pablo Picasso. Le Désir attrapé par la queue est comme un moment suspendu dans le Paris occupé. Georges Hugnet en signe la musique. Poète, éditeur, historien du dadaïsme et du sur- réalisme, auquel il appartient un temps, graphiste et relieur, créateur de collages et de décalcomanies, cinéaste, ste, traducteur de son amie Gertrude Stein alors même qu’il ne connaît pas l’anglais, ce person- nage inclassable expérimente, s’affranchissant des contraintes liées aux supports. Reflet et témoin d’une époque où les échanges entre les arts sont incessants, Hugnet fait se rencontrer les diffé- rentes disciplines, créant des « livres-objets » à partir des textes de Bataille, Roussel, Breton... La littérature se déploie en sculptures; les mots deviennent matière, couleur et volume.

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© Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI

The myth of Saint-Germain" - personalities who contributed to the history of the neighborhood, an exhibition on display at the metro station of Saint-Germain. For more details, see the following sign Click for sign's details

The letter displayed at the top of the sign indicates the letter in the name of the station dedicated to the current personality, as can be seen in the following photo taken on the same day, which also includes the photo of Georges Hugnet Click for a larger image

Georges Hugnet (1906-1974), artist, graphic artist who was also a poet, writer, art critic and film director. He was an important figure in the artistic movements of Surrealism and Dadaism.

Translation of the text on the sign:
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Georges Hugnet
(1906-1974)

In 1944, in the apartment of Michel and Louise Leiris, Albert Camus staged, in a circle of friends, a play by Pablo Picasso. Desire Caught by the Tail is like a moment suspended in occupied Paris. Georges Hugnet composed the music. Poet, publisher, historian of Dadaism and Surrealism, to which he belonged for a time, graphic artist and bookbinder, creator of collages and decals, filmmaker, ste, translator of his friend Gertrude Stein even though he did not know English, this unclassifiable character experiments, freeing himself from the constraints linked to the media. Reflecting and witnessing an era where exchanges between the arts are incessant, Hugnet brings together different disciplines, creating "book-objects" from the texts of Bataille, Roussel, Breton... Literature unfolds in sculptures; words become matter, color and volume.

© ADAGP, Paris
© Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI