We’re deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Huguette Caland, the celebrated Lebanese-born artist, whose groundbreaking paintings and drawings challenged taboos associated with the representation of female sexuality. “Art is not a part of my life; it is my whole life,” Caland told her friend, the writer Helen Khal, for her 1987 book "The Woman Artist in Lebanon." “I’ve never analyzed my creative intention. I know only that I want to determine a point of emotion in the painting or drawing, and that I am absorbed by an exploration of the sensual possibilities of the human body.” The Drawing Center is honored to present “Tête-à-Tête,” Caland's first solo museum exhibition in the United States, in May 2020. #HuguetteCaland . Image 1: Huguette Caland, Foule, 1970 (Dress), 1985 (Mannequin). Thread on fabric with accompanying wood mannequin with foam, 73 x 18 9/10 x 12 inches. Hammer Museum, LA. . Image 2: Huguette Caland at Dar Al Fan, Beirut, Lebanon, 1970. © Huguette Caland.