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Gillian Wearing and Claude Cahun - Behind the Mask, Another Mask (Hardcover)
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Gillian Wearing and Claude Cahun - Behind the Mask, Another Mask (Hardcover)
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A unique exploration of self-portraits by two artists born nearly a
century apart This beautifully illustrated book draws together for
the first time the work of French artist Claude Cahun (1894-1954)
and British contemporary artist Gillian Wearing (b. 1963). Although
they were born almost a century apart, their work shares similar
themes--gender, identity, masquerade, and performance. In 2015,
Sarah Howgate traveled with Wearing to the island of Jersey, in the
English Channel, where Cahun lived and worked until her death, and
where her archive is housed. In examining Cahun's photographs,
Wearing was struck by the remarkable parallels with her own
explorations of the self-image through photography. Cahun was a
contemporary of Andre Breton and Man Ray, but her work was rarely
exhibited during her lifetime. Wearing, who has exhibited
extensively and is a recipient of Britain's prestigious Turner
Prize, was no stranger to Cahun's work when she made the trip to
Jersey--her 2012 self-portrait, Me as Cahun holding a mask of my
face, is a reconstruction of Cahun's iconic Self-portrait, made in
1927. In this book, Howgate examines the work of both artists,
investigating how their cultural, historical, political, and
personal contexts have affected their interpretations of similar
themes. This book features stunning reproductions of more than
ninety key works, presented thematically by artistic evolution,
performance, masquerade, and memento mori, among others. Also
included are new works by Wearing, a revealing interview with her
by Howgate, and an illuminating essay on Cahun by writer and
curator Dawn Ades. Exhibition schedule: National Portrait Gallery,
London March 9-May 29, 2017
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