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Paul Dermée (1886–1951) was a Belgian writer, poet, literary critic. Born Camille Janssen in Liège, Belgium in 1886, he died in Paris in 1951.
He knew the painters Picasso, Juan Gris, Sonia and Robert Delaunay and the poets Valéry Larbaud and Max Jacob.
His wife, Céline Arnauld, was also an active poet and participant in the Paris Dada movement.[1]
Discovered by the writer Tristan Tzara, he took the risk (in times of war) to diffuse the "Dada" review in the province of Zurich. In exchange he received the title "Proconsul Dada".
He was director of the magazine L'Esprit Nouveau.
References
edit- ^ Cannibalizing the Canon: Dada Techniques in East-Central Europe. BRILL. 6 February 2024. ISBN 978-90-04-52674-7.
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