Category: Les Caractères

Yves Saint Laurent, born on 1 August 1936 in Oran, Algeria, and died on 1 June 2008 in Paris, France, is a great French couturier, […]

The discreet man behind monumental achievements. For me, Chris Marker is a cinematographic essayist, he did not shoot films or documentaries, he carried out sociological […]

Jacques Villon et Marcel Duchamp, are two brothers. One is a painter and engraver who touches everything and cannot be classified, whose stained glass windows […]

So here we enter a field of my childhood: Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit, and all the others. If someone opens one of their books, I’m […]

Alfons Mucha, synonymous with Art Nouveau, fascinating feminine allegories, Prague …

Amelia Earhart is an aviator and adventurer, born July 24, 1897. Exit through the gift shop.

Alexander Calder, American artist influenced by surrealism, known for his mobile sculptures, was born on July 22, 1898.

Emma Lazarus, American poetess, notably known for her work “The New Colossus” was born on July 22, 1849. Not like the brazen giant of Greek […]

The most Spanish of all American authors. Strangely, it was through Semprun’s work that I began to appreciate it. Before that, the compulsory readings from […]

Frantz Fanon (born July 20, 1925) is a French essayist and psychiatrist, he is a major figure in anti-colonialism. Exit through the gift shop.