Studies for a Keepsake: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore

In-Venue

Gus Fisher Gallery • 29 May - 22 August

Hours
10am-4pm Tues to Fri & 10am-5pm Sat
Where
74 Shortland Street, Auckland Central
yes
Artists
Claude Cahun, Marcel Moore
Theme

Gus Fisher Gallery is proud to present Studies for a Keepsake – an unprecedented exhibition of pioneering artists Claude Cahun (1894-1954) and Marcel Moore (1892-1972) set to take place in Aotearoa. Through a rare focus on historic portraiture by two queer photographers, the exhibition features over seventy works and celebrates the enduring legacy of this collaborative duo who created some of the most defining portraits of the 20th century.

The exhibition runs from 29 May to 22 August at Gus Fisher Gallery and coincides with the 40th anniversary of The Homosexual Law Reform Act in Aotearoa in 2026.

Thanks to our gallery supporters Aalto Paint. The public programme for this exhibition is supported by The Gerrard and Marti Friedlander Charitable Trust.

Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore, Untitled (I am in training, don’t kiss me), 1927. Courtesy of Jersey Heritage Collections.

Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore, Untitled (I am in training, don’t kiss me), 1927. Courtesy of Jersey Heritage Collections.

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