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 +====== 2019 AD ======
  
 +In **January 2019** François Schuiten [[blog:2019-01-20:douze-dessins-de-francois-schuiten|donated several drawings]] he made for [[en:dictionary:arts-et-metiers-museum|Musée des Arts et Métiers]] to the museum collection.
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 +On **February 17, 2019** [[en:dictionary:renard-claude|Claude Renard]] passed away at the age of 72. He was a great figure of the Belgian comic strip and artist with multiple talents. Renard was Schuiten's teacher and they worked on [[en:albums:metamorphoses|several albums]] together.
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 +Schuiten opened the second day of the [[en:events:global-cities-makers-forum|Global Cities Makers Forum]] in **February**. 
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 +In **February 2019** [[en:dictionary:villeneuve-martin|Martin Villeneuve]] held a recording session with actor Vlasta Vrana, composer Ben Charest and animation director Theodore Ty for a test they conducted for [[en:dictionary:aquarica|Aquarica]]. The workshop resulted in a 50 seconds animation test called [[en:dictionary:the-crab-prelude-to-aquarica|The Crab: Prelude to Aquarica]] that was unveiled at the Cannes film market in **May 2019**.
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 +Next to [[en:dictionary:aquarica|Aquarica]] Schuiten also works with [[en:dictionary:villeneuve-martin|Martin Villeneuve]] on another movie project called [[en:dictionary:waternova|Waternova]].
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 +In **March** the fourth volume of [[en:albums:les-cites-obscures-integrals|Les Cités Obscures integrals]] was published. This volume concluded the integral publication.
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 +François Schuiten took part in a group exhibition in **May** called “Timeless” inspired by the works of [[en:dictionary:wright-frank-lloyd|Frank Lloyd Wright]]. The exhibition was presented by Spoke Art and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
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 +From **June 2019** the publication of [[en:albums:le-dernier-pharaon|Le Dernier Pharaon]] asked all attention of François Schuiten. After working for four years on the album with [[en:dictionary:durieux-laurent|Laurent Durieux]], [[en:dictionary:gunzig-thomas|Thomas Gunzig]] and [[en:dictionary:van-dormael-jaco|Jaco van Dormael]] the album was launched with an enormous campaign. 
 +  * [[en:dossiers:blake-and-mortimer-by-francois-schuiten|Dossier on the four year project]]
 +  * [[en:albums:le-dernier-pharaon|The album and its launch]]
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 +Schuiten and the Le Dernier Pharaon team joined the [[en:events:24es-rendez-vous-de-la-bande-dessinee-d-amiens|24es Rendez-Vous de la Bande Dessinée d'Amiens]] for talks, signature sessions and an exhibition. François received the medal of the city of [[en:dictionary:amiens|Amiens]] for all his project with the city.
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 +In **June** [[en:dictionary:peeters-benoit|Benoît Peeters]] visited Mexico for the [[en:events:coloquio-internacional-ibero-anime-manga|1st Coloquio internacional Ibero-anime-manga]]. He held two lectures on this event. 
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 +During **Summer 2019** François Schuiten visited the comic [[en:events:dernier-pharaon-uzes|festival in Uzès]]. He also published several images of an abandoned project called [[en:dictionary:nebula|Nebula]]. A project François Schuiten was working with Mario Luraschi. It involved a spectacular show with horses and mirrors. 
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 +The [[en:events:fete-de-la-bd|Fête de la BD 2019]] was held in **September 2019** and featured an announcement poster by François Schuiten and [[en:dictionary:durieux-laurent|Laurent Durieux]]. 
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 +In **October** [[en:albums:le-monde-a-grande-vitesse|Le Monde à grande vitesse]] (High-Speed World) was published, a book by Marie-Pascale Rauzier with several images by François Schuiten.
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 +Two books by [[en:dictionary:peeters-benoit|Benoit Peeters]] were published at **the end of 2019**: [[en:albums:dans-les-coulisses-des-aventures-de-tintin|Dans les coulisses des aventures de Tintin]] and [[en:albums:la-bande-dessinee-entre-la-presse-et-livre-fragments-d-une-histoire|La bande dessinee entre la presse et le livre]], based on [[en:dictionary:bande-dessinee-entre-la-presse-et-le-livre-la|two lectures]] Peeters gave earlier this year.
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 +In **November** the exhibition [[en:events:mondes-im-parfaits|Mondes (im)parfaits]] was opened. A major exhibition reflecting on the relationships between utopias and dystopias based on the work of Schuiten and Peeters.
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 +Schuiten also joined a [[en:events:benefit-evening-fondation-poelaert|benefit evening Poelaert Foundation]] in November where he donated an artwork. Benoît Peeters visited Manila for the [[en:events:manila-2019-2050-city-of-the-future-comics-contest|Manila 2019-2050: City of the Future Comics Contest]]. 
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 +During **2019** several albums of Les Cités Obscure were translated and published. [[en:albums:la-fievre-d-urbicande|La Fièvre d'Urbicande]] was translated to [[en:dictionary:portugese|Portugese]] and [[en:dictionary:polish|Polish]]. [[en:albums:la-frontiere-invisible|La Frontière Invisible]] saw an [[en:dictionary:italian|Italian]] edition and a [[en:dictionary:german|German]] edition was published of [[en:albums:la-route-d-armilia|La Route d'Armilia]].
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 +[[en:albums:le-dernier-pharaon|Le Dernier Pharaon]] was translated in **2019** in Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish and Swedish. 
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