Enrico Baj, Hibou, Lithograph, 1975

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Hibou is an Artwork realized in 1975, by the Artist Enrico Baj. Color lithograph lithograph, by the artist in 1975 … Read more Hibou is an Artwork realized in 1975, by the Artist Enrico Baj. Color lithograph lithograph, by the artist in 1975 for éditions XXe Siècle - Le Surrealisme . Excellent condition. Printed by Mourlot , France. Enrico Baj (31 October 1924 – 16 June 2003) was an Italian artist and writer on art. Many of his works show an obsession with nuclear war. He created prints, and sculptures but especially collage. He was close to the surrealist and dada movements, and was later associated with CoBrA. As an author, he has been described as a leading promoter of the avant-garde. He worked with Umberto Eco among other collaborators. He had a long interest in the pseudo-philosophy 'pataphysics. He studied at the Milan University law faculty and the Brera Academy of Art. In 1951 he founded the arte nucleare movement with Sergio Dangelo, which unlike abstract art was overtly political. Baj himself was aligned with the anarchist movement. His most well-known pieces are probably the series of "Generals": absurd characters made from found objects such as belts or medals. Gualtieri di San Lazzaro (Giuseppe Papa, 1904-1974), editor, collector, and critic, gave life to a major magazine of contemporary art: he founded and directed the magazine XXe Siècle , published in Paris since 1938, dedicating each issue to a different theme of contemporary art and illustrating it with original graphics by masters such as Arp, Henri Laurens, Miró, Klee, Moore, Marino Marini, Magnelli, Picasso etc. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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