Claude Cahun
Claude Cahun was a pioneering French photographer and writer associated with the Surrealist movement, renowned for her androgynous self-portraits and exploration of gender identity. Cahun's work challenged traditional notions of masculinity and femininity, making significant contributions to queer theory and feminist art.
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Claude Cahun is included among the notable artists of Montparnasse.
Patrick Modiano ressuscite un haut lieu du Montparnasse d’antan dans son nouveau livre
France· 2025-10-02
Claude Cahun explored gender and identity in her surrealist photographic work.
Radikal! Kunst von Künstlerinnen: Die vergessene Moderne in Saarbrücken
Luxembourg· 2025-04-30
Claude Cahun was a queer avant-garde artist whose life and work are explored in the novel 'Cahun'.
»Jeg levede, som om jeg var voksen. Jeg kom i nogle voksne kredse, og jeg fik en kæreste, der var 10 år ældre end mig, da jeg var 15«
Denmark· 2025-03-01Claude Cahun was a queer avant-garde artist whose work involved exploring gender and political themes.
»Man kunne måske tro, det gjorde noget godt ved ens selvtillid. Men det gjorde det modsatte«Denmark· 2025-03-01Claude Cahun was an anti-fascist who challenged gender norms and fought Nazis with her art.
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New Zealand· 2025-02-16
Cahun was a surrealist photographer known for her radical identification as non-binary.
Dismissed, excluded and now adored: why are women surrealists suddenly everywhere? | Art and design
United Kingdom· 2025-02-11
