TOYEN T oy en( 1 9 0 2 1 9 8 0 ) wa sa ne s t e e me d Cz e c hs ur r e a l i s t a r t i s t wi t ht i e st oP a r i s i a n s ur r e a l i s t c i r c l e sa ndapi one e r of a r t ic i a l i s m. Al t hought e r mss uc ha st r a nsma n, t r a ns ma s c ul i nea ndnonbi na r yha v ebe e nus e d i nar e f e r e nc et oT oy e n, wedonot k now e x a c t l ywha t T oy e n ’ sge nde r i de nt i t ywa s . S omeha v ea t t e mpt e dt oe r a s ehi s a ppa r e nt l yc ompl e xe x pe r i e nc eof ge nde r . Re c e nt l yame mor i a l pl a quewa s r e v e a l e df or t he“ F i r s t Da meof Cz e c h s ur r e a l i s m” i nKr á s ov as t r e e t i nŽi ž k ov whe r eT oy e nl i v e d, a ndwhi l et hege s t ur e of honour i nghi sa r t i s t i cwor ks e e ms c r uc i a l , t hee r a s ur eof ge nde r di v e r s i t yi n hi s t or ya nda r t hi s t or yi sdi s a ppoi nt i ng, pot e nt i a l l ys hut t i ngoffapor t a l t oaque e r a r t l i ne a gei nCz e c hi a . T oy e nwor ebot ht r a di t i ona l l ymor e f e mi ni nea ndma s c ul i nec l ot hi ngi nv a r i ousc ont e x t s . Unl i k et hec a s eof a not he r pr ol ic s ur r e a l i s t phot ogr a phe r Cl a udeCa hun, whoe x pl i c i t l ys t a t e dapr e f e r e nc eof ne ut r a l gr a mma t i c a l ge nde r whe nbe i nga ddr e s s e d, weonl yk nowof T oy e n ’ sus eof ma s c ul i ne gr a mma t i c a l ge nde r i nCz e c h, a ndt he r e f or et hi se s s a ywi l l ushe / hi mpr onouns . T oy e n ’ s f r i e nd, t heNobe l P r i z ewi nni ngpoe t S e i f e r t , a l l e ge dl yc a meupwi t ht hemonony mous t i t l ewhi c hT oy e nus e de v e r y whe r e( e x c e pt i nt hec a s eof s i gni ngl e ga l doc ume nt s , offic i a l l e t t e r s , e t c . ) . S e i f e r t r e me mbe r st hepoe t i cwa yT oy e nonc es a i dgoodby ewhe nl e a v i nga gr oupof f r i e ndsa f t e r a ne v e ni ngout : ‘ ’ F a r e we l l . I a mj us t as a d[ ma l e ] pa i nt e r . ’ ’ T oy e ndi s l i k e dhi sgi v e ns ur na me , Če r mí nov á( whi c hi sge nde r e df e mi ni nea ndpos s e s s i v e i nCz e c h) a ndr e f us e dt oa c k nowl e dget i e st ohi sbi ol ogi c a l f a mi l y , t houghhebr i eyl i v e d wi t hhi ss i s t e r s ome t i mebe f or emov i ngt oKr á s ov as t r e e t , whe r ehewa shi di ngj e wi s h a r t i s t J i ndř i c hHe i s l e r onc et heNur e mbe r gL a wswe r ei ns t a t e d. T he r ea r es omec omme nt s t ha t s t r ongl ys ugge s t T oy e nwa sa l s obi s e x ua l . T oy e nbr ok er ul e sbe t we e nhi ghbr owa nd l owbr owa r t a nds i gne dwor kde e me dpor nogr a phi cwi t hhi sa r t i s t i cps e udony m. S ome of t hewor kde pi c t e dl e s bi a ni s m, af a i r l yi nv i s i bl et he mea t t het i me . T oy e nt r a v e l l e dt o P a r i sa ndt oBe r l i n, whe r ehee x pr e s s e da ni nt e r e s t i nque e r wome n* ’ ss e x ua l i t y .
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