Le Mystère de l'Amour' (Marie France and Marc Almond)
Print
1991 (photographed), 1993 (published)
1991 (photographed), 1993 (published)
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One of six small glossy posters, printed on card, contained in a booklet with descriptive text for each poster and an artist's biography in English, French and German. This poster depicts pop stars Marc Almond and Marie-France who released an album together in 1996 entitled 'Marie et Marc'.
Object details
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| Title | Le Mystère de l'Amour' (Marie France and Marc Almond) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed poster book |
| Brief description | Pierre et Gilles Poster Book, poster print, 'Le Mystère de l'Amour' (Marie France and Marc Almond). Germany, published 1993. |
| Physical description | One of six small glossy posters, printed on card, contained in a booklet with descriptive text for each poster and an artist's biography in English, French and German. This poster depicts pop stars Marc Almond and Marie-France who released an album together in 1996 entitled 'Marie et Marc'. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Marie-France Garcia is a singer, actress and activist born in 1946 in Oran, Algeria, during the period of French colonial rule. Involved in LGBTIQ+ rights from a young age, she was present at the May 68 demonstrations in Paris and joined the FHAR (Front homosexuel d'action révolutionnaire). She was directed by André Téchiné twice in her career and worked with Marguerite Duras in the theatre. She collaborated with Marc Almond in the 1990s to sing Edith Piaf and Jacques Prévert as well as more contemporary compisitions by fellow trans artist and activist, Hélène Hazera. |
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| Accession number | E.365:6-2006 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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