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The art of the erotic

Couverture du livre « The art of the erotic » de Phaidon Editors aux éditions Phaidon Press
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Artists have created erotic imagery from ancient times to the present. This carefully curated and beautifully packaged book spotlights nearly 200 works from the world's most important artists, including Titian, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Edvard Munch, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Lucian... Voir plus

Artists have created erotic imagery from ancient times to the present. This carefully curated and beautifully packaged book spotlights nearly 200 works from the world's most important artists, including Titian, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Edvard Munch, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Lucian Freud, Louise Bourgeois, Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Gerhard Richter, Cecily Brown, Anselm Kiefer, George Condo, and Anish Kapoor. With its chronological organization, The Art of the Erotic provides insights into human sexuality throughout the ages.
- Rowan Pelling is a journalist, broadcaster and commentator on the arts. She has just launched a new middle-shelf magazine, The Amorist, intended for devotees of love and passion. She first rose to prominence as the editor of the monthly literary/ erotic magazine, Erotic Review, and has written for a range of magazines and newspapers, including the Independent on Sunday, Daily Mail, GQ and The Spectator. Pelling lives in Cambridge, England.
Key Selling Points - A defining chronological celebration of erotic art, featuring its finest practitioners from throughout history - 170 drawings, paintings, photographs, videos, installations, performances, and sculptures - In addition to iconic examples of eroticism in art from around the world, the selection also includes works that are little known, seldom published, or from private collections - The elegantly designed cover - inspired by Lucio Fontana's famous Concetto Spaziale, one of the most subtle yet highly suggestive artworks in the selection - lends an erotic touch to the unveiling of the book's contents

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