This publication explores the pivotal role of language and writing in the artistic career of the Lebanese artist Huguette Caland (1931–2019). Edited by Nayla Tamraz,...

This publication explores the pivotal role of language and writing in the artistic career of the Lebanese artist Huguette Caland (1931–2019). Edited by Nayla Tamraz, the book features an essay by the artist’s daughter, Brigitte Caland, alongside a collection of sketches, visual documentation, and previously unpublished fragments. It traces Caland’s journey from Beirut to Paris and Los Angeles, highlighting how her handwritten symbols and invented lexicon evolved from literal text into abstract, eroticized forms. The volume emphasizes her defiance of social norms and her unique fusion of “text and textile,” illustrating her life as a radical movement of self-expression and resistance.