Clément Pansaers
Clément Pansaers (1 May 1885 – 31 October 1922) was a Belgian poet and artist known for being the main proponent of the Dada movement in Belgium.
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Clément Pansaers
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- Name
- Clément Pansaers
- Born
- 1 May 1885
- Birthplace
- Neerwinden, Belgium
- Died
- 31 October 1922
- Place of death
- Brussels
- Known for
- Dada movement in Belgium
- Occupation
- Poet
- Nationality
- Belgium.
- Fields
- art, drama, painting and art of sculpture.
- Languages
- French and Belgian Dutch.
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Clément Pansaers (1 May 1885 – 31 October 1922) was a Belgian poet and artist known for being the main proponent of the Dada movement in Belgium.
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• Name — Clément Pansaers • Born — 1 May 1885 • Birthplace — Neerwinden, Belgium • Died — 31 October 1922 • Place of death — Brussels • Other Names — Julius Krekel • Known for — Dada movement in Belgium • Occupation — Poet
Early life
Early life
Pansaers was born 1 May 1885 in Neerwinden, Belgium.
Career
Career
Pansaers began writing poetry in 1916 after abandoning his career as an Egyptologist. Along with several members of the Brussels avant-garde circle, he founded the review Résurrection, which published early texts by Carl Einstein, Pierre Jean Jouve, Franz Werfel, and others. His first properly "Dadaist" work, Pan-Pan au Cul du Nu Nègre was published in 1920. This pamphlet, along with Bar Nicanor (1921), was read and admired by figures like James Joyce, Ezra Pound, Theo van Doesburg, Francis Picabia and André Breton. Pansaers moved to Paris in 1921, where he took part in Dada manifestations until his early death from Hodgkin's disease. He died 31 October 1922 in Brussels.
From left to right, Back row: Louis Aragon, Theodore Fraenkel, Paul Eluard, Clément Pansaers, (Emmanuel Faÿ has been cut). Second row: Paul Dermée, Philippe Soupault, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes. Front row: Tristan Tzara (with monocle), Celine Arnauld, Francis Picabia, André Breton.
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From left to right, Back row: Louis Aragon, Theodore Fraenkel, Paul Eluard, Emmanuel Faÿ (brother of Bernard Faÿ). Second row: Paul Dermée, Philippe Soupault, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes. Front row: Tristan Tzara (with monocle), Celine Arnauld, Francis Picabia, André Breton.
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