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Oct 12, 2006 · Photographers whose work is featured include Cindy Sherman, Yasumasa Morimura, Claude Cahun and Pierre Molinier, as well as nineteenth-century photographers Roger Fenton and Francis Frith, who dressed in authentic clothing from faraway places to associate visually with the places where they practiced thei.
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- French
- Self Portrait as A Young Girl, 1914
- Untitled (Self Portrait with Mirror), 1928
- I Am in Training Do Not Kiss Me, 1927
- Claude Cahun’s Legacy in Art and Gender
Cahun’s hair here is reminiscent of Medusa‘s. Most observers note that the tone and appearance isn’t attractive. Many depictions of women on a bed in fine art are eroticized. Cahun’s take is a stark contrast to that. Many speculate that this was a reflection of her own depression when her mother fell ill. There’s a cropped version of this photograp...
This photograph is a highlight in Cahun’s androgynous expression. Instead of looking at her own reflection in vanity, Cahun does not face herself here. The contrast between each angle of her face reveals a different part of her identity. The one watching the viewer is half hidden by the collar, while the mirror reveals a vulnerable, exposed neck. T...
This is one of Cahun’s most defining photographs. Many view this presentation of identity as almost homosexual. It has features that are neither fully masculine nor feminine, and the part at the center of her hair resembles Oscar Wilde’. Historians have remarked that this appearance is more of dandy, but the lipstick and hearts keep it difficult to...
Cahun’s death didn’t get popular attention or acknowledgement. It was in 1992 that her work gained a surge of appreciation. Francois Leperlier published a book, Cahun: L’ecart et la metamorphose (The Gap and the Metamorphosis), that began to reignite public awareness of Cahun’s work. The Jersey Heritage Trust, which now holds a large roster of les ...
- Jacqueline Martinez
Summary of Claude Cahun. Claude Cahun's photographic self-portraits present a dizzying kaleidoscopic mix of mystery, exuberance, and sobriety. Born in France, Cahun lived mostly on the island of Jersey with long-term love, Marcel Moore.
- French
- October 25, 1894
- Nantes, France
- December 8, 1954
LONDON — If the history of art could be likened to a card game, Claude Cahun had the ultimate poker face. The writer, photographer, and collage artist wrote these words in 1930, at the age of 36 ...
Imagining the Modern Self: Photographs from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 29, 2012 - January 21, 2013. I.O.U. (Self-Pride), Claude Cahun (France, 1894-1954), France, 1929-1930, Photographs, Gelatin silver print.
Claude Cahun (French pronunciation: [klod ka.œ̃], born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob; 25 October 1894 – 8 December 1954) was a French surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer. Schwob adopted the pseudonym Claude Cahun in 1914.
