After the success of his adaptation of “1984” by George Orwell, Xavier Coste returns with an original story through the fate of Hector Bibrowski, a man-lion suffering from hypertrichosis, abundant hair. A beautiful fiction about the world of freakshows and circus at the beginning of the 20th century.
The previous album by Xavier Coste was an adaptation of “1984”, the work of George Orwell. A comic that has been acclaimed by the public and by critics, with several prizes at stake. He also signed other comic book albums around Egon Schiele, Arthur Rimbaud or Gustave Eiffel.
But this time, it’s neither a biography nor a literary adaptation that Xavier Coste presents to us, but an original scenario that takes us into the world of the Freaks, in the footsteps of a man with such abundant facial hair. that he has become a circus beast.
Comics ” The man with the lion’s head “, of Xavier Coste, has appeared in Sarbacane editions.
Reportage : Who hasn’t heard of the Villa Medici in Italy, where the French cultural services welcome artists in residence, from all disciplines? A new version has just been created in the United States: the Villa Albertine ! Its center is based in New York, but residencies can be organized in ten American cities. Yesterday, an African residency program was launched – five artists from the continent have been selected to come and spend two months in the United States this year. The report of our correspondent Carrie Nooten.
(Rebroadcast of the September 22 show)