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Join us for a discussion of "Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris" by Mark Braude. Copies will be available at the Mayfield reference desk one month prior to the discussion.
Join us for a discussion of Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris by Mark Braude. Copies will be available at the Mayfield reference desk one month prior to the discussion.
Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris by Mark Braude-
In freewheeling 1920s Paris, Kiki de Montparnasse captivated as a nightclub performer, sold out gallery showings of her paintings, starred in Surrealist films, and shared drinks and ideas with the likes of Jean Cocteau and Marcel Duchamp. Her best-selling memoir--featuring an introduction by Ernest Hemingway--made front-page news in France and was immediately banned in America. All before she turned thirty.
Kiki was once the symbol of bohemian Paris. But if she is remembered today, it is only for posing for several now-celebrated male artists, including Amedeo Modigliani and Alexander Calder, and especially photographer Man Ray. Why has Man Ray's legacy endured while Kiki has become a footnote?
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