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Marcel Mariën

1920–1993

Star Dancer 1991
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Biography

Marcel Mariën (29 April 1920 – 19 September 1993) was a Belgian surrealist (later Situationist), poet, essayist, photographer, collagist, and filmmaker.

Mariën was a pivotal member of the Belgian wing of the Surrealist movement. In addition to his work as a surrealist artist and photographer, he was also known as a publisher, bookseller, sailor, journalist in China and an elaborate Surrealist prankster.

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  • Peace During Wartime

    Marcel Mariën
    1940
  • Waiting

    Marcel Mariën
    1945
  • The Woman from Alost

    Marcel Mariën
    1966
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  • The Prostitute r...

    Marcel Mariën
    1966
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  • The Animal Kingdom (1953) with English Translation (1967)

    Marcel Mariën
    1967
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  • Why We Are Fighting

    Marcel Mariën
    1970
  • Monsieur Courbet’s Good Days

    Marcel Mariën
    1970
  • Sculpture Friends

    Marcel Mariën
    1974
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