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6 quotes from Claude Cahun: 'Under this mask, another mask. I will never be finished removing all these faces.', 'Realities disguised as symbols are, for me, new realities that are immeasurably preferable. I make an effort to take them at their word.
Claude Cahun Quotes. If there is horror, it is for those who speak indifferently of the next war. If there is hate, it is for hateful qualities, not nations. If there is love, it is because this alone kept me alive. Claude Cahun.
- 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
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
Cahun seizes a space typically reserved for the male poetic genius while, at the same time, resisting the construction of feminine desire around self-sacrifice and care for the Other. This is a collection of Claude Cahun's quotes on art, surrealism, and mask.
“The abstraction, the dream, are as limited for me as the concrete and the real,” wrote Claude Cahun. “What to do? Show a part of it only, in a narrow mirror, as if it were the whole?” 1 To show the whole of life, Cahun collided dreams and reality across writing, photomontage, sculpture, photography, and performance.
Mar 6, 2024 · Best Claude Cahun Quotes. I…divide myself in order to conquer myself; multiply myself in order to make my mark. ~ Claude Cahun. If I vibrate with vibrations other than yours, must you conclude that my flesh is insensitive? ~ Claude Cahun. Under this mask, another mask. I will never be finished removing all these faces. ~ Claude Cahun.
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