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SACRED MONSTER

Chloë Cassens

A project of celebration and education around the groundbreaking French artist Jean Cocteau (1889 – 1963), his contemporaries, and the Severin Wunderman Collection.

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Sacred Musings: January 2026

From L.A. to L.A., la la la…

If you are in London on February 11th, I’ll be introducing the screening of Cocteau’s LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (1946) via video at BFI Southbank. Tickets and information at the link here.

If you are in Los Angeles...

4 months ago
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The Boxer

Before Heated Rivalry, there was Jean Cocteau and 'Panama' Al Brown.

Happy New Year ! After a little break, I am back in action — if you are new here or simply want to peruse the backlog, I’ve compiled a Sacred Monster Table of Contents fo...

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The Sacred Monster Table of Contents

Sacred Monster has been around since March of 2024 — nearly two years later, I thought it useful to catalog every essay here for easy perusal. Subscribers at the paid level have access to the archive entirely; free subscribers may find a pa...

6 months ago

An Angel, A Flower, A Bird

Jean Cocteau championed the first drag superstar.

What once was a subculture of a subculture has now gone mainstream: drag queens (and the occasional, though too rare kings) have become part of mainstream pop culture. Unquestionably the re...

7 months ago
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Sacred Musings: October 2025

Reading at Harvest this past weekend.

Bonjour à tous et à toutes,

Happy Halloween/ Samhain/ Scorpio season!

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    I represent the Severin Wunderman Collection, which is the largest in the world of works by Jean Cocteau and his contemporaries.

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