Franรงoise Wagner, associate professor of Literature, will give a lecture on the theme “When the Mediterranean and Spain Inspire the Fauves: Matisse, Van Dongen…”
Tuesday, October 21 at 4 PM
Fauvism, a French pictorial movement, emerged at the Salon d’Automne in 1905 and faded out by 1907. The innovative style got its name from the journalist Louis Vauxcelles, who described its exponents as “wild beasts”.
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is considered the leader of the movement. He mixed pure colors to contrast planes and later transitioned from a sketchy style to arabesques and subtle color harmonies.
Roland Rech, Zen Master, will give a lecture on the theme “What Does It Mean to Be Zen?”
Wednesday, October 22 at 4 PM
Born in 1944, Roland Rech is a graduate of the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. In 1966, he earned a postgraduate degree in clinical psychology. After three years working in industry, he traveled around the world and discovered the practice of zazen at the Antaiji Temple in Kyoto. Deeply moved by this experience, he decided to follow the teachings of Master Deshimaru in Paris, becoming his disciple and receiving monk ordination in 1974. In 1986, he participated in founding the Buddhist Union of France, where he serves as vice-president.
Since 1997, he has taught at the dojo in Nice and in numerous sesshin. His teachings are published in book form in the Yuno Kusen collection. He has also published Zen Monk in the West with Albin Michel; Zen, Awakening in Daily Life with Actes Sud, and an interview with E. Blatchen in the program “Names of God” broadcasted in France by Desclรฉe de Brouwer.
Free admission.
