Jean Arp, also called Hans Arp, born September 16, 1887, Strassburg, Germany (now Strasbourg, France), died June 7, 1966, Basel, Switzerland was a French sculptor, painter, and poet, one of the leaders of the European avant-garde in the arts during the first half of the 20th century.
Stephane Halleux was born on July 6th in Chenée (Liège), Belgium. Ever since he was a baby, he was taken off to museums (most of the times against his will), where he was supposed to be awakened to art in all its forms.