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Claude Cahun – Entre Art et philosophie

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Published by Épure in 2019.

Edited by Fabrice Bourlez, Véronique Le Ru.

Contributions by Fabrice Bourlez, Véronique Le Ru, Anne-Elisabeth HalpernJoy Weber, Désiré Calanni Rindina, Raphaëlle Herrout, Beatrice Cussol, Lise Terdjman, Brice Dellsperger, Mélodie Marull, Laura Bottereau et Marine Fiquet, Sonia Recasens, Raphael Cuir.

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Argument

Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore form a duo of exceptional artists, both in terms of their work and their courage. They resist in the dual sense of the term. From 1940, they placed leaflets on the windscreens of military vehicles to undermine the morale of German soldiers, while their stagings, their self-portraits, their images and their texts resist classification, categorisation and stereotyping. In politics as in art, Cahun and Moore fight against injustice, undermine the foundations of authority, subvert the established order, and expand the realm of possibilities. But their work also resists the erosion of time: it continues to influence the practice of countless contemporary artists. Presenting the different facets of the life paths of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, reflecting on some of the infinite artistic reflections and showing the impact of their legacy on our contemporary world: these are the issues addressed in this work, which is a blend of art and philosophy.

The work follows on from the study day of 20 March 2019: Claude Cahun, her legacy in contemporary thought and creation.

Contents

  • Avant-propos, Véronique Le Ru
  • Introduction, Fabrice Bourlez et Véronique Le Ru

I — Les différentes facettes de l’œuvre de Claude Cahun accompagnée de Marcel Moore

  • Autoportraits doubles, autoportraits du double : miroir des genres, Anne-Elisabeth Halpern
  • Cahun et la maïeutique du visage, Joy Weber
  • Le féminisme de Claude Cahun : de la subversion des genres à la déstructuration de la mystique du féminin, Désiré Calanni Rindina
  • Claude Cahun et l’exploration langagière du trouble identitaire, Raphaëlle Herrout

II — Postérité et héritage dans l’art contemporain de l’œuvre de Claude Cahun accompagnée de Marcel Moore

  • LSM, Beatrice Cussol
  • L’artiste n’est pas, Lise Terdjman
  • Mathématique du trouble, Fabrice Bourlez
  • Body Double, Brice Dellsperger
  • « l’e pris dans l’o » : la multiplicité en soi dans l’œuvre de Claude Cahun et ses échos dans la création contemporaine, Mélodie Marull
  • PAIR E S, Laura Bottereau et Marine Fiquet
  • Performer l’identité – Décoloniser les corps, Sonia Recasens

Postface, Raphael Cuir
Présentation des auteurs
Crédits photographiques
Références bibliographiques