He was a Romanian-born French poet, director, visual artist, and economist. He was born on January 29, 1925, in Botoșani, Romania. He was the founder of Lettrism, a literary and artistic movement that took its inspiration from Dada and Surrealism. He was a significant person in...Read more the mid-20th century. He is known for Venom and Eternity (1951), Howlings in Favour of De Sade (1952), and for his self-appearance in Disorder Is 20 Years Old (1967). He died on July 28, 2007, in Paris, France.
He was a Romanian-born French poet, director, visual artist, and economist. He was born on January 29, 1925, in Botoșani, Romania. He was the founder of Lettrism, a literary and...Read more artistic movement that took its inspiration from Dada and Surrealism. He was a significant person in the mid-20th century. He is known for Venom and Eternity (1951), Howlings in Favour of De Sade (1952), and for his self-appearance in Disorder Is 20 Years Old (1967). He died on July 28, 2007, in Paris, France.