---
title: "One of a kind"
date: 2020-02-27
url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/one-of-a-kind-fantastische-frauen-2020-context-en/"
description: "In order to avoid gender clichés, Marie Čermínová adopted the artist name Toyen – inspired by the French word “citoyen” for citizen."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/header2_Schirn_Presse_Fantastische_Frauen_Marie_Toyen_Der_Paravent_1966.jpg"
language: "en-US"
---

# One of a kind