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if you have time and live around London do not miss that exhibition by some friends of mine



Comic anarchy to the wildest extent! Terror toys, porno graphics and
disko
trauma. "Le Hopital Brut" is in London with exhibition and music. Le
Dernier
Cri ; the REAL noise prophets and screen print maniacs from Marseille!!!

HOPITAL BRUT : THE TOXIC ART OF LE DERNIER CRI

Exhibition Sat 11th - 30th June 2001
Gala Opening. Live "Action Tirage!!" 09.06.01 8pm-12pm

THE HORSE HOSPITAL . COLONNADE BLOOMSBURY . LONDON WC1N 1HX
RUSSEL SQUARE TUBE STATION

tel 0207 713 7370 . fax 0207 713 7269

"Send every madhead you know to that exhibition/film/concert show!" -
Felix
Kubin

LE DERNIER CRI : MODERN PRINT PRIMITIVES

(Text by Mark Pawson)

French publishers Le Dernier Cri, produce some of the most beautiful and

disturbing books you'll ever see, heavily influenced and inspired by a
toxic
mix of Outsider Art, Visionary Art, Underground Comics, Manga, and good
ol
Pornography, the images in these books appear to have been scratched and

hacked rather than drawn or painted. Sex and Death are recurring
favourite
themes, with plenty of violence thrown in for good measure; I wouldn't
trust
some of the graphic reprobates responsible for this work with a
sharpened
pencil. screenprinting, the most labour-intensive and physical way of
printing, allows a build up successive layers of intense colours. Its
the
only printing method that does justice to Le Dernier Cris chosen harsh
themes, and often its difficult to count the number of inks used.

Artists they've collaborated with range from unknown Europeans with
unlikely
pseudonyms, Moulinex, Blex Bolex and Y5P5! to established figures like
Gary
Panter. Ignored by the French art establishment and treated like genuine

outsider artists Le Dernier Cri have been forced to built up their own
network of misfit artists by seeking out and publishing comic art
delinquents from around the world. Le Dernier Cri books provide a home
and
outlet for a disparate selection of artists working away from any
critical
spotlight, who's work straddles the high art /lowbrow culture divide,
confuses critics and curators and isn't in danger of becoming
fashionable or
trendy anytime soon.

Vibrantly screenprinted, with elaborate fold-out pages Le Dernier Cri
publications are hand made in editions of 150 copies, selling for just
£15-20, in a fancy bookshop they could easily sell for twice as much as
limited edition, signed, numbered collectors items Le Dernier Cri stick
to
their principles and sell at affordable prices, it would be pointless
for
them to make books they couldn't afford themselves.

 Whilst at art school in 1993, Pakito Bolino immersed himself fully in
the
Paris underground arts scene, playing in lo-fi/punk bands and hanging
out at
Un Regard Modern bookshop, meeting artists and bookmakers who sold their

publications and exhibited at the shops monthly exhibitions. Energised
by
the do-it-yourself spirit Bolino set up a screenprint workshop in a
large
squatted building in the Paris suburbs, and the first incarnation of Le
Dernier Cri was born, and with plenty of creative squatters around to
help
out, started printing his own work and inviting friends and artists
whose
work he admired to collaborate on books.

Relocating to Marseille in 1995 Le Dernier Cri embarked on a prolific
publishing schedule which has culminated over the last 2 years with the
mammoth Hopital Brut project. Hopital Brut-conceived as an asylum for
artists has taken the form of a touring exhibition, Video and annual
Magazine.

Hopital Brut #4 Megazine is a 300 page monster of a publication with
foldout
posters, a boardgame, and multiple small booklets and comics bound
within
its covers, printed in a myriad of colours this showcase publication
provides secure accommodation for the rantings and scribbles of 80
graphic
reprobates, a world-wide selection of misfit artists from Europe, Japan
the
UK and USA.

The 45 minute Video features 25 short lunatic animation sequences and
takes
the form of a visit to the Hopital Brut calling in at each of the wards
to
observe the heavily medicated inmates/artists. It was originally
commissioned by national French TV channel, Canal Plus, who got a little
bit
more than they bargained for, and eventually decided to show only half
the
material they had paid for.

Hopital Brut-the Exhibition features paintings, prints, sculpture and
animation props from the video. Entirely self organised and without any
outside funding, the Hopital Brut exhibition worked along the lines of a

punk band tour, picking up momentum and new venues as it travelled, with

visitors who saw the exhibition in one location saying Hey why don't you

bring Hopital Brut to my town/country Pakito Bolino performed a live
soundtrack for the Video at each show, collaborating with local
musicians.
To date the exhibition has been seen at 13 venues in Slovenia, Belgium,
Holland, Finland, Switzerland and Germany..

Such a prolific output brings to mind the image of a manic army of
screenprinting splatterpunks permanently zonked-out on ink fumes, but
amazingly the core of Dernier Cri is just Pakito and partner Caroline
Sury
with a couple of hardworking volunteers.

With half a dozen new books already in production, plans for 2001
include
further animation projects in a new dedicated studio space, and a
catalogue
for the entire Hopital Brut project. When asked for a statement, Pakitos

message is simple; Send your Dirty Drawings. if he likes them they'll be

included in the next Hopital Brut Magazine and if he REALLY likes them,
you
could end up with your own book!




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