Gerasim Luke or Gerasim Luka ( rum. Gherasim Luca , fr. Ghérasim Luca , actually Zalman Loker , July 23, 1913 , Bucharest - February 9, 1994 , Paris ) - Romanian and then French poet and artist close to surrealism .
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| Birth name | Zalman locker (Salman Locker) |
| Date of Birth | July 23, 1913 |
| Place of Birth | Bucharest |
| Date of death | February 9, 1994 (80 years) |
| Place of death | Paris |
| Citizenship |  Romania →  France |
| Occupation | poet , artist |
| Direction | surrealism |
| Language of Works | Romanian , French |
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Biography
From the family of Ashkenazi Jews , the son of a tailor. He was a member of the group of Romanian surrealists ( Tristan Tzara , Benjamin Fondan , Constantin Brunkushi , Victor Brauner , Zhelyu Naum, etc.). From 1952 he lived (without documents, calling himself stateless ) in Paris, in Montmartre . He spoke Yiddish , Romanian, German, French, switched to French. Collaborated with the Surrealists, but never entered the group. He was friends with Celan . His closest friend and co-author was a painter and sculptor, also a native of Romania, Jacques Herold , and his girlfriend, artist Micheline Catti, who participated in his performances shown in France, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, and the USA. He influenced many young poets, among whom was Olivier Cadio . His experimental poems, close to sound art , were highly appreciated by Gilles Deleuze . Books Luke translated into English and Spanish.
In 1994 he was officially evicted from the apartment "for reasons of hygiene." He killed himself by throwing himself into the Seine .
Books
- Roman de dragoste , Colecția Alge, 1933
- Fata Morgana , Atelierele Ramuri, 1937
- Un lup privit printr-o lupă , București, 1942 .
- Iubită cantitativă , Editura Uitării, București, 1944
- Vampirul pasiv, cu to introduce asupra obiectului obiectiv găsit, Editura Uitării, București, 1945
- Un lup văzut printr-o lupă , Editura Negația Negației, 1945 , with illustrations by Dolphy Trost
- Inventator iubirii, urmat de Parcurg imposibilul dei de Marea Moartă , Editura Negaia Negației, 1945 , from the author’s 5 “cubies”
- Dialectique de la dialectique , Éditions surréalistes, Bucarest, 1945 (co-authored)
- Les Orgies des Quanta , Éditions de l'Oubli, Bucarest, 1946
- Amphitrite, Éditions de l'Infra-noir , Bucarest, 1945
- Le Secret du vide et du plein , Éditions de l'Oubli, Bucarest, 1947
- Héros-Limite , Le Soleil Noir, Paris, 1953
- Ce Château Pressenti , Méconnaissance, Paris, 1958 , with an engraving of Victor Browner
- La Clef , Poème-Tract, 1960 , Paris
- L'Extrême-Occidentale , Éditions Mayer, Lausanne, 1961 , with engravings by Jean Arp , Victor Brauner, Max Ernst , Jacques Erold, Wifredo Lama , Roberto Matta , Dorothei Tanning
- La Lettre , Paris, 1960 (novel)
- Presence de l'imperceptible. 'Vers le Non-Mental' et 'Vers la Pure Nullité', illustrations by Paul Bury
- Le Sorcier noir , Paris, 1996 (in collaboration with Jacques Herold)
- Sept slogans ontophoniques , Brunidor, Paris, 1963 , with engravings by Jacques Herold, Giselle Zellan-Lestrange, etc.
- Poésie élémentaire , Éditions Brunidor, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 1966
- Apostroph'Apocalypse , Éditions Upiglio, Milan, 1967 , with 14 engravings by Wifredo Lama
- Sisyphe Géomètre , Éditions Claude Givaudan, Paris, 1967 , with electric sculpture by Peter Kowalsky
- Droit de regard sur les idées , Brunidor, Paris, 1967
- Déférés devant un tribunal d'exception Paris, 1968
- Dé-Monologue , Brunidor, Paris, 1969 , with engravings by Micheline Cutty
- La Fin du monde , Éditions Petitthory, Paris, 1969 , with frontispiece by Micheline Catty and 5 drawings by the author
- Le Tourbillon qui repose , Critique et Histoire, 1973
- Le Chant de la carpe , Le Soleil Noir, Paris, 1973 , with the author's audio disc and sculpture by Peter Kowalski (reprinted by José Corti, 2001)
- Présence de l'imperceptible , Franz Jacob, Châtelet, with illustrations by Paul Bury
- Paralipomènes , Le Soleil Noir, Paris, 1976 , with the “cubomania” of the author
- Théâtre de Bouche , Criapl'e, Paris, 1984 , with engravings and drawings by Micheline Cutty
- Satyres et Satrape , Éditions de la Crem, Barlfeur, 1987
- La proie s'ombre , Éditions José Corti, Paris, 1991
- Le Cri , Éditions Au fil de l'encre, Paris, 1995
- La voici la voie silanxieuse , Éditions José Corti, Paris, 1997
- Un loup à travers une loupe , Éditions José Corti, Paris, 1998
- Levée d'écrou , Éditions José Corti, Paris, 2003
- Sept slogans ontophoniques , Paris, Éditions José Corti, 2008
Exhibition catalogs
- Gherasim Luca, Trost: presentation de graphies colorées, de cubomanies et d'objets: 7 Janvier - 28 Janvier 1945. Bucarest: Independenta, 1945
- Gherasim Luca: Le ton erre confit dans ciel: Exposition, 14 février-16 mars 1986. Villeneuve-d'Ascq: Musée d'art moderne, 1986
Literature
- Carlat D. Ghérasim Luca l'intempestif. Paris: J. Corti, 1998
- Velter A. Ghérasim Luca: passio passionne. Paris: J.-M. Place, 2001
- Raileanu P. Ghérasim Luca. Paris: Oxus, 2004
- Avec Ghérasim Luca passion: actes de la journée d'étude "Ghérasim Luca à gorge dénouée" tenue le 10 décembre 2004 à l'Université de Cergy-Pontoise / Serge Martin, ed. Saint-Benoît-du-Sault: Tarabuste, 2005
- Toma Iu. Ghérasim Luca, ou, L'intransigeante passion d'être. Paris: Honoré Champion, 2012
- Deleuze J. Criticism and clinic. SPb .: Machina; Axioma, 2002, pp. 150-152
- Chénier-Gendron J. Surrealism. M .: New Literary Review , 2002
- Encyclopedic dictionary of surrealism. M .: IMLI RAS, 2007
Links
- On the website of the publisher José Corti (Fr.)
- Biography, bibliography, audio (fr.) , (Eng.)