Marcel Mariën
Date of Birth:
Apr 29, 1920
Place of Birth:
Antwerp, Belgium
Date of Birth:
Apr 29, 1920
Place of Birth:
Antwerp, Belgium
Biography:
Marcel Mariën was a Belgian surrealist (later Situationist), poet, essayist, photographer, collagist, filmmaker, and maker of objects. Mariën is one of the most intriguing and elusive figures in the Belgian wing of the Surrealist movement. He was not only an artist, but also a publisher, a bookseller, a sailor, a journalist in China and an elaborate Surrealist prankster.