The Eclectic Radical of Liège In the historic streets of Liège, Belgium, a spirit of rebellion began to take shape in 1939. Jacques Charlier did not follow the traditional path of the academy; instead, his hands were trained in the practical discipline of a mechanic. This early immersion in the mechanical and the functional would later inform his refusal to accept the rigid boundaries of the art world. He was a man who sought to touch…