The Zen Rebel and the Underground Squart Movement

The Zen Rebel and the Underground Squart Movement tells the story of the American painter Pierre Davis-Dutreix who was introduced twenty-five years ago to the French art movement Squart a combination of squat and art. The necessity of having a workspace for artists (painters dancers actors musicians etc.) is fundamental but the incredibly high prices for such accommodations make it inaccessible for the average artist. Therefore squartists occupy empty buildings ready to be torn down or sold and give them a second life by turning them into studios. In this autobiography Davis-Dutreix gives advice on how to open and sustain a squart as he tells his tumultuous journey which guided the movement from being underground to one of respectability. Neil Cassidy