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NE PAS SAVOiR POURQUOi
IL FAiSAiT ÇA OCCASIONNAiT
CHEZ LUi UNE SORTE DE VERTIGE

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On a paper mostly painted neon green, there are some shapes that could be houses, made with blue and black ink. There’s a torso of a man in a suit glued on, his head replaced by the drawing of a rock. Some inscriptions on it, in french, about not knowing why he was doing that being a tormenting question —“that”not being defined Detail Detail
September 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Ther’s always a tongue in the cheek joke just behind the corner, but one can joke seriously
(With My Tongue In The Cheek, MD 1959)
With my tongue in my cheek, a work of art by Marcel Duchamp in 1959, the cast of his cheek is glued on a self portrait
August 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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✻ I KNOW THE STARS BY THEIR NAMES…
✽ THIS ANALYSIS DESTABILIZES PRETTY MUCH
✱ SMALL NAMES BIG IDEAS

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A watercolor from a notebook, a house made of stacked houses in a desert with a strong shadow, under an ill-colored sky and no life sign. Above, a text is written, saying : I know the stars by their names, and I know the path they take A watercolor from a notebook, a house made of stacked houses in a desert with a strong shadow, under an ill-colored sky and no life sign. Above, a text is written, saying : This analysis destabilizes pretty much all the stories that I grew up with A watercolor from a notebook, a house made of stacked houses in a desert with a strong shadow, under an ill-colored sky and no life sign. Above, a text is written, saying : Small names, big ideas, beyond blah blah blah
August 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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And in fact I later discovered they were both friends for their whole lives, Dalì providing the wooden door of the secret artwork Duchamp was elaborating in secret : Étant Donnés
And painting the background landscape
Outside part of Marcel Duchmp’s installation Étant Donnés What you see peeking through the hole of the wooden door
August 9, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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UNE FIGURE SYMBOLIQUE SI CHARGÉE DE SIGNIFICATIONS QU’ELLE FINIT PAR N’EN AVOIR PLUS AUCUNE — OU PRESQUE
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A watercolor of a desert landscape, mostly orange, with a grey road coming from behind the hills. Over the painting a plant is drawn, like the shadow of an herbarium book. A sentence is written, all caps, about an image that symbolises so much, that in the end it doesn’t mean anything.
July 27, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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I DROPPED MY EYES
UNWILING TO EXPLAIN
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A watercolor in a notebook showing a man with a head made of a rock, in the sunset with two little houses behind him A watercolor in a notebook showing a man with a head made of a rock, in the sunset with two little houses behind him (slightly different colors and disposition, and there's a road) The white silhouette of a man with an oversized head man standing on a very cracked ground, under a purple sky
July 19, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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July 19, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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MAiS POUVONS-NOUS RÉDUIRE LE VAGUE DU LANGAGE
ORDINAIRE
EN UTILISANT
LE LANGAGE ORDINAIRE ?

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#walker #water #reflection #river #drawing #contemporaryart #landscape #contemporarydrawing #artwork #art #ink #moving #contemporaryart #painting #contemporarypainting #MichaelLilin #Lilin
Un homme en costume, dont la tête a été remplacée par des formes géométriques colorées, patauge dans l’eau, d’où émergent des récifs. En dessous le texte est écrit en rouge
April 22, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Georg Baselitz decided in 1969 to invert his paintings, in order to be able to focus on composition, color distribution on the canvas, and in a way to bring us to look at the painting (Here woodcut) before to look at what the painting depicts. He's one of the masters of today's painting !
March 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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February 24, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Tu dois te ressaisir
C’est si ténu
Je me contentais d’enregistrer
Tout est calme et vide
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#water#reflection #mountains #river #drawing #contemporaryart #landscape #contemporarydrawing #artwork #art #ink #contemporaryart #painting #contemporarypainting #MichaelLilin #Lilin #collage
A series of four drawings made with blue and red ink in a sketchbook. Each one is showing a man walking in a rather desolate landscape in the dusk. His head is a big rock, he’s dressed with a white shirt and a black tie. He’s alone, surrounded by mountains while he’s walking in a knee-deep river. There are quotations in feench with each drawing, but it’s not sure they are what he’s thinking. The sentences are more or less about the way one can understand the reality surrounding him, and how to think or record it. A series of four drawings made with blue and red ink in a sketchbook. Each one is showing a man walking in a rather desolate landscape in the dusk. His head is a big rock, he’s dressed with a white shirt and a black tie. He’s alone, surrounded by mountains while he’s walking in a knee-deep river. There are quotations in feench with each drawing, but it’s not sure they are what he’s thinking. The sentences are more or less about the way one can understand the reality surrounding him, and how to think or record it. A series of four drawings made with blue and red ink in a sketchbook. Each one is showing a man walking in a rather desolate landscape in the dusk. His head is a big rock, he’s dressed with a white shirt and a black tie. He’s alone, surrounded by mountains while he’s walking in a knee-deep river. There are quotations in feench with each drawing, but it’s not sure they are what he’s thinking. The sentences are more or less about the way one can understand the reality surrounding him, and how to think or record it. A series of four drawings made with blue and red ink in a sketchbook. Each one is showing a man walking in a rather desolate landscape in the dusk. His head is a big rock, he’s dressed with a white shirt and a black tie. He’s alone, surrounded by mountains while he’s walking in a knee-deep river. There are quotations in feench with each drawing, but it’s not sure they are what he’s thinking. The sentences are more or less about the way one can understand the reality surrounding him, and how to think or record it.
February 21, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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I am not quite sure what I am doing here. Must be lost or something.
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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No More Ideas
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#muralsculpture #abstract #cut #drawing #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #artwork #art #smallscale #cardboard #sculpture #MichaelLilin #Lilin #collage #architecture #shelf #drawing #contemporarydrawing #basrelief
A close up on the man holding a rock. It's drawn on a squared grid paper. The back of the sculpture reflects a sort of green shadow on the wall. A detail of the glued collage, coming from a dictionary A small wall sculpture made of cardboard, with different levels of different shapes. Some are covered with plaster, rather roughly. On one of the parts there is a small drawing in blue ink of a man in a suit holding a big rock. He also wears an oversized mask. an engraving with some geological part of a mountain is glued, the legend says it’s a Cluze. On one of the shelves, a piece of bamboo evokes a dead tree. The overall size is 25×25 cm. A small wall sculpture made of cardboard, with different levels of different shapes. Some are covered with plaster, rather roughly. On one of the parts there is a small drawing in blue ink of a man in a suit holding a big rock. He also wears an oversized mask. an engraving with some geological part of a mountain is glued, the legend says it’s a Cluze. On one of the shelves, a piece of bamboo evokes a dead tree. The overall size is 25×25 cm.
November 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Christ carrying the cross by Hyerominus Bosch
November 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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I’ll try to play another song
Lift your arms up
So fast
Dance dance
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A series of four drawings on index card. Each one is showing a man on the top of a cliff. He’s wearing an oversized mask that looks like a ventriloquist’s puppet, dressed with a white shirt and a black tie. He’s alone, surrounded by what seems to be instructions to dance : Shake your shoulders, lift your arms up, move your feet, tap your feet clench your teeth, turning in circles, let’s go A series of four drawings on index card. Each one is showing a man on the top of a cliff. He’s wearing an oversized mask that looks like a ventriloquist’s puppet, dressed with a white shirt and a black tie. He’s alone, surrounded by what seems to be instructions to dance : Shake your shoulders, lift your arms up, move your feet, tap your feet clench your teeth, turning in circles, let’s go A series of four drawings on index card. Each one is showing a man on the top of a cliff. He’s wearing an oversized mask that looks like a ventriloquist’s puppet, dressed with a white shirt and a black tie. He’s alone, surrounded by what seems to be instructions to dance : Shake your shoulders, lift your arms up, move your feet, tap your feet clench your teeth, turning in circles, let’s go A series of four drawings on index card. Each one is showing a man on the top of a cliff. He’s wearing an oversized mask that looks like a ventriloquist’s puppet, dressed with a white shirt and a black tie. He’s alone, surrounded by what seems to be instructions to dance : Shake your shoulders, lift your arms up, move your feet, tap your feet clench your teeth, turning in circles, let’s go
October 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Unheard Dark Warning
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A small wall sculpture made of cardboard, with different levels of different shapes. Some are covered with plaster, some are covered with dark ink, one is reflex orange. On one of the parts there is a cheap toy soldier throwing something. an engraving with some old strange tool is glued, the legend says it’s a conformateur. On one of the shelves, a piece of bamboo evokes a dead tree. The overall size is 25×25 cm. A small wall sculpture made of cardboard, with different levels of different shapes. Some are covered with plaster, some are covered with dark ink, one is reflex orange. On one of the parts there is a cheap toy soldier throwing something. an engraving with some old strange tool is glued, the legend says it’s a conformateur. On one of the shelves, a piece of bamboo evokes a dead tree. The overall size is 25×25 cm. A close up on the soldier A close up on the engraving. A "conformateur" is something used to give shape to hats, I think
October 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Keep A Low Profile
Keep Quiet
Stay Unnoticed
Forgotten
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A drawing on an index card showing a house on the top of a cliff, in brown ink, with clouds above, is taped on a paper where there is a drawing of a mass of houses made with pencil, a little illustration from a dictionary showing a double revolution stairway. There is an inscription saying : « Keep a low profile/keep quiet/stay unnoticed/forgotten ». A detail of the stairway photography The house on the cliff
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Too Far, Too Fast
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A small wall sculpture made of cardboard, with different levels of different shapes. On one of the parts there is a small toy soldier holding a gun. All is painted gold, and the edges of the shapes are painted reflex yellow. There is an orange reflexion on the wall. The overall size is 17×16 cm. A small wall sculpture made of cardboard, with different levels of different shapes. On one of the parts there is a small toy soldier holding a gun. All is painted gold, and the edges of the shapes are painted reflex yellow. There is an orange reflexion on the wall. The overall size is 17×16 cm. A Golden Soldier
October 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Ha ben voilà : il suffit que je prenne le Paris—Vienne une fois et ils lui coupent la tête !
Judith avec la tête Holopherne, par Lucas Cranach en 1530. Le tableau est exposé au Kunsthistorisches Museum de Vienne.
September 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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(part 2)
September 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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shining with possibility (1 to 8)
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Eight drawings on eight index cards : each time, on a golden background stands a roughly sketched body of a person with a different head, like : a pile of papers, a stone, houses, a scribble, a kind of cabbage… Eight drawings on eight index cards : each time, on a golden background stands a roughly sketched body of a person with a different head, like : a pile of papers, a stone, houses, a scribble, a kind of cabbage… Eight drawings on eight index cards : each time, on a golden background stands a roughly sketched body of a person with a different head, like : a pile of papers, a stone, houses, a scribble, a kind of cabbage… Eight drawings on eight index cards : each time, on a golden background stands a roughly sketched body of a person with a different head, like : a pile of papers, a stone, houses, a scribble, a kind of cabbage…
September 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Working To Stay Afloat
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A small wall sculpture made of cardboard, with a small cabin falling down. The cardboard is recycled from some asian brand, with a black panther and some inscriptions. From a corner of the house, beams are painted, smoke drawn with ink emerges. Some corners of the wall part are folded, and eventually painted in reflex orange. The overall size is 20×25cm. A small wall sculpture made of cardboard, with a small cabin falling down. The cardboard is recycled from some asian brand, with a black panther and some inscriptions. From a corner of the house, beams are painted, smoke drawn with ink emerges. Some corners of the wall part are folded, and eventually painted in reflex orange. The overall size is 20×25cm. A small wall sculpture made of cardboard, with a small cabin falling down. The cardboard is recycled from some asian brand, with a black panther and some inscriptions. From a corner of the house, beams are painted, smoke drawn with ink emerges. Some corners of the wall part are folded, and eventually painted in reflex orange. The overall size is 20×25cm. A small wall sculpture made of cardboard, with a small cabin falling down. The cardboard is recycled from some asian brand, with a black panther and some inscriptions. From a corner of the house, beams are painted, smoke drawn with ink emerges. Some corners of the wall part are folded, and eventually painted in reflex orange. The overall size is 20×25cm.
September 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Sketchbook (Let’s do some damage/Saved by zero/Stiff surf)
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Three drawings coming from a sketchbook : A toothpaste tube with some paste coming out stating SAVED BY ZERO, in green lavish Three drawings coming from a sketchbook : A man in costume with an oversized mask looking left where some words state « LET’S DO SOME DAMAGE », all in blue ink and (dirty) lavish, there’s a golden line under him Three drawings coming from a sketchbook : A man in costume, with a big rock as a head, standing stiff in a little boat as he’s surfing a big green wave
September 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM