Abstract
How do the perception and presentation of both beauty and gender differ and compare? These concepts (feminism, masculinity, and beauty) have struggled to be defined in their respective fields, Gender Theory and Aesthetics, due to their multiplicitous nature. When analyzing the works of gender-questioning artists Cindy Sherman and Claude Cahun, the connection between the subjectivist approach to aesthetic analysis and Judith Butler’s theory becomes apparent. In these works, it is the signifiers, not the person who allows us to interpret the art as gendered or beautiful. The idea of no inherent gender on a body is essentially the same as no intrinsic beauty within a work. This idea then questions the perception and study of art and gender.
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