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On the eve of the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the Mazades cultural center in Toulouse is paying tribute to press cartoonists and caricaturists with a general public exhibition to discover until January 9, 2025.
The Mazades cultural center has just inaugurated an exhibition in tribute to all the press cartoonists and caricaturists who, through their artistic talent, their humor and their satirical spirit, not only make us smile, but also think about the world and news. In the hall of the Mazades theater, the exhibition “Rire à plein trait” brings together a choice of reproductions of drawings signed by twenty-five French and foreign cartoonists, including Stéphane Charbonnier, alias Charb, who died on the premises of Charlie Hebdo including he was one of the pillars.
January 7 will be marked by the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attack against the satirical newspaper. Eleven people lost their lives in the massacre, including eight members of the satirical weekly’s editorial staff, the psychoanalyst Elsa Cayat, the economist Bernard Maris, the proofreader Mustapha Ourrad and five cartoonists: Cabu, Charb, Honoré, Tignous, Wolinski .
Trump in his bathroom
At Mazades, the drawings are classified by major themes. Example with climate change, which inspired Lasserpe to create a darkly humorous scene. An elderly couple is at the window of their house, surrounded by flames. “My God, a fire!!,” the woman screams. The man retorts: “Don’t panic, a flood will extinguish it”… On another wall, among drawings of all styles, we recognize Donald Trump, a treasure for caricaturists. The powerful President of the United States is depicted in his bathroom, enveloped in the odor of flatulence, with his hair disheveled.
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A magnifying glass and a mirror
“The satirical press cartoon is much more than an art, it is a weapon, a magnifying glass and a mirror. From humor to indignation, it captures the spirit of the times, questions certainties and invites everyone to think freely. It’s a universal language that goes beyond cultural and linguistic barriers”, summarizes Marie Volochine, organizer of the exhibition with David Fauré, founder of the Toulouse fanzine Noir & blanc. Defending press cartoonists and freedom of expression through the prism of humor and satire is the idea of this exhibition, both fierce and amusing, artistic and committed, which can be viewed by several people. levels. A 50-minute film completes the visit. We notably see Tignous and his Charlie friends talking about their job.
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