(Almost) Everything About Michaux

34 paperback volumes by Henri Michaux, written between 1923 and 1965, have been ingeniously assembled in these slipcase boxes with sliding lids, designed by the Belgian bookbinder Clara Gevaert, to be given by the writer to his friends Georgette and Jacques-Olivier Fourcade. This impressive collection perfectly illustrates the section dedicated to Henri Michaux in the poetry and art library assembled by Sven Pitseys, the writer being “one of the most influential figures of the 20th-century period,” according to Yves Perré, author of the catalog’s preface. He was also one of the most inventive masters of language of his time, before turning his hand to painting with equal daring. Working discreetly, he took little trouble to have his entire body of work cataloged; thus, the collections centered