CAHUN, Claude
Cancelled Confessions

In 1930, Claude Cahun (born Lucy Schwob) and her partner, artist Marcel Moore (born Suzanne Malherbe) published their surrealist masterpiece, Aveux non Avenus, translated here as Cancelled Confessions. Aveux non Avenus is considered to be Claude Cahun’s masterpiece: it defied description (it still does) and also showcased the incredible photomontages that Cahun and her lifelong partner, Marcel Moore, created together. The book reveals Claude Cahun to be a major surrealist writer and pioneering queer theorist almost a century ahead of her time. The book’s nine sections are prefaced by dreamlike photomontages which reflect, illuminate and converse with the verbal content.

Susan de Muth’s revised translation of Cancelled Confessions has a new introduction by art historian Amelia Groom which contextualizes it within contemporary queer discourse.

Published by Thin Man Press, 2024
Facsimile & Reprints / Artists' Books / Artists' Writings / Queer Culture