September 13, 2004

Klossowski: drawings

Although Klossowski is known as a writer, translator novelist and essayist, he is also a visual artist who produced a number of erotic drawings.

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PP. Klossowski, La Tour de la Meditation, 1972, Coloured pencil on paper .

A number of drawings depict Klossowski's literary characters in enigmatic erotic situations, or clergymen fondling adolescent boys.

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Pierre Klossowski , Rocking Chair, 1982

These were much admired by French intellectuals.

Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at September 13, 2004 11:52 PM | TrackBack
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