Born 1924 in Brussels, died 1976 in Cologne. Marcel Broodthaers was a poet, filmmaker, and artist. He was a member of the Groupe Surréaliste Révolutionnaire from 1945, and dabbled in journalism, filmmaking, and poetry. He decided to become an artist at the end of 1963 and began making art objects. From 2016 to 2017, a major survey of his work traveled to the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, and the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf. In addition, he has participated in numerous international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale (Italy, 2015, 1980, 1978, 1976) and Documenta (Kassel, Germany, 1997, 1982, 1972).