Zwy Milhshtein ^People

Milshtein contributes a painting and six large lithographs to the exhibition The KAFKA Centenary at the Pompidou Center and ON INVITATION at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris.Milshtein sets up his studio in the rue Hélène, in the 17th arrondissement ofParis, ni astudio so large that he can paint with a broom on mega sized paper. nI his other studio, situated in his apartment in the rue Molière, nearthe Palais Royal, he re- ates his small format works, but not without a cost to the sinks and bathtub in which he mixes up his own paper, based on a recipe from a paper maker in Angoulême, a true poet ofpapermaking, who shared his techniques and with whom there was ashared passion.From 1986, Milshtein takes a lively interest in computer graphics. With sup- port from Epson, he refines a technique of digital reproduction that allows him to produce color prints, of an astonishing quality, of which he publishes a reduced run. He becomes a sage at Epson, which opens a new door to the creation of his artistic books. Following an initiative of the French Senate, Milshtein exhibits for the first time T'homme au parapluie (Man with an Umbrella) in the Luxemburg Gardens exhibition Art or Nature. As a result of the success of the Sopot exhibition, Joanna Wilhelmi organizes a new exhibition in Olsztyn, Poland.