Dom Sylvester Houédard at the Estorick Collection

The Estorick Collection,  London N1 2AN
Until 11 May 2025

Clay Perry‘s 1964 portrait of Dom Sylvester Houédard (1924–1992) is featured in Breaking Lines at the Estorick Collection. The exhibition focuses on the work of Dom Sylvester Houédard, widely recognised as one of the masters of concrete poetry. A Benedictine monk and noted theologian, Houédard wrote extensively on new approaches to creativity, spirituality and philosophy, and collaborated with figures such as Gustav Metzger, Yoko Ono and John Cage.

His work – which blurs the boundaries between literature and visual art – helped shape the development of post-war British poetry, and also influenced the global experimental poetry movement.