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Claudius de Cap Blanc

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Claudius de Cap Blanc
de Cap Blanc in 2008
Born
Jean-Claude Lagarde

(1953-11-01)1 November 1953
Died11 November 2022(2022-11-11) (aged 69)
Ganac, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationSculptor

Claudius de Cap Blanc (1 November 1953 – 11 November 2022), pseudonym of Jean-Claude Lagarde, was a French sculptor.[1] He was known as a "vulvographer" for his paintings and engravings of the human vulva.[2]

Biography

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Lagarde was born in Oust, Ariège on 1 November 1953 into a peasant family.[3] His name was a replacement for his deceased older brother, also Jean-Claude, after his death at 22 months of age from gangrene.[4] He was found dead on 11 November 2022 in Ganac from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, at the age of 69.[5]

Works

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  • Art affabulatoire (1994–2006)
  • Redresseur de torts
  • L'Inverseur de tendance
  • Frein à dépense
  • Règle de conduite
  • Réconciliateur
  • Pèse-mot
  • Semoir "à tout vent"'
  • Machine à verser dans le tragique
  • L'Auto-aliénateur
  • L'Amidonnoir
  • Le Sèche-larme
  • Le Maïeutiqueur
  • La Roue à mouvement perpétuel
  • La Machine à joindre les deux bouts

In 2007, Lagarde began devoting himself to vulvography, painting and engraving on the rocks and trees of the Ariège Pyrenees and in public place.[6] The lack of authorization of these works led to his prosecution for vandalism, for which he was fined 6000 euros and sentenced to two months in prison.[7] His sentence was followed by a conference at the Parc pyrénéen de l'art préhistorique [fr] put on by prehistorian Jean Clottes.

Radio

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In 2012, Lagarde was the subject of the radio documentary Derrière le miroir, Claudius de Cap Blanc, produced by Sophie Bocquillon [fr] and broadcast by France Culture.[3]

Film

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In 2021, Lagarde was the subject of the documentary À l'aube du vulvolithique, directed by Fabrice Leroy and first shown at the Cinéma Le Casino.[8]

Television

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  • Éclats de rue (1994)
  • TF1 20 heures (1995)
  • JT Toulouse Soir (1995)
  • Vent Sud Pyrénées (1996)
  • Alice Pyrénées France 3 (1998)
  • Vent Sud Pyrénées (1998)
  • Demain c'est dimanche, Pyrénées (1998)
  • Magazine 12-14 (2001)
  • JT Toulouse midi 15 minutes, Pyrénées (2003)
  • Les dossiers de France 3, Pyrénées (2003)
  • JT Toulouse midi, Pyrénées (2005)
  • Midi pile Midi Pyrénées (2011)
  • JT Toulouse soir, Pyrénées (2011)
  • 12-13 édition Midi-Pyrénées (2016)

Publications

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  • Le Premier Testament des Mangphus (2017)
  • La Vulve et ses proscrits (2018)
  • L'ère vulvolithique (2018)
  • L'Ère Vulvolithique (2018)
  • La Somme Vulvographique (2018)
  • La Première lettre (2018)
  • À la Recherche du Temps Lithique (2018)
  • Le Signe de a Vulve (2019)
  • Le Vulvificat (2021)
  • Vulvoglyphes (2021)
  • Gynéçance (2021)

References

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  1. ^ Valin, Julie (14 November 2022). "Ariège : qui était Claudius de Cap Blanc, artiste fantasque, retrouvé mort au pied d'une de ses œuvres ?". France 3 Occitanie (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ Oulés, Océane (August 2017). "Claudius de Cap-Blanc change de cap". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Derrière le miroir (1/4) : "Claudius de Cap Blanc"". France Culture (in French). 15 October 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Claudius de Cap Blanc sème les vulves et la zizanie dans les Pyrénées". Tahiti Infos (in French). 14 December 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ Agard, Romain (13 November 2022). "Ariège : le créateur du Jardin du Vulvolithique retrouvé mort au milieu de son œuvre". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Vulves, gravures de sexe féminin". free.fr (in French).
  7. ^ Salvaing, Pierre (27 February 2015). "Claudius, artiste français, a été emprisonné pour des graffitis militants". Mr Mondialisation (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Bande-annonce du film : À l'aube du vulvolithique". Vimeo (in French). Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.