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Press: TESTE Magazine Summer Issue Guest Artist

July 13, 2019 in Press

TESTE - véhicule poétique is a French quarterly paper magazine showcasing international poets and inviting visual artists to present their work alongside. I am excited to be showing an exclusive selection of photographs for this summer's edition, launched recently at Le Carré des Mots in Toulon and presented at the Centre international de poésie Marseille.

The 19 authors are Marie de Quatrebarbes & Maël Guesdon ; Kadhem Khanjar (Irak) ; Stéphane Nowak Papantoniou ; Johan Grzelczyk ; Liliane Giraudon ; Vincent Tholomé (Belgique) ; Frank Smith ; Maïss Alrim Karfoul (Syrie) ; Patrick Sirot ; Fabrice Caravaca ; Cédric Lerible ; Paul Antoine ; Laurent Bouisset ; Ada Mondès ; Luca Valerio (Italie) ; Les 3 Juliens Julien Blaine & Julien d'Abrigeon & Julien Boutonnier. This project is made possible by the collective TESTE, Centre international de poésie Marseille, Le Carré des Mots, Reprosystemes 83 and la Ville de Toulon.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/Teste-v%C3%A9hicule-po%C3%A9tique-222989934421229/ Tags: TESTE
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