Prints : Avril

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L’Avventura, the new screenprint by François Avril

It had to happen… Champaka has long been a great fan of François Avril’s work, and has its home in Brussels, so we were fated to ask the Paris-based artist to create an artwork “made in Brussels.” Our wish will be granted in May when L’Avventura, his new screenprint, is published. The artist is happy to describe it for us. “The building at its centre is known to anyone who leaves the Gare du Midi and heads towards the city centre. The real name of the featured salon de thé – L’Avenida” is dropped in favour of L’Avventura, a film by Antonioni. I’ve always adored the two “v”s of that word! Also shown is an “Eddy Merckx” bicycle shop. I love cycling and I used to have one of those bikes. The car is an echo of the Turbotraction. For the BD mural – a Brussels’ speciality – I chose a portrait of Anthracite. Raymond Macherot’s death, towards the end of last year, really marked me. I hope he’ll have his own mural, some day…”