“I know it when I see it” is how US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously described pornography in a 1964 obscenity case. But the Los Angeles-based photographer Rowan Metzner wants to go ...
When questioned about the relationship between art and sexuality, Pablo Picasso once replied, “It’s the same thing.” Gèrard Règnier, director of the Picasso Museum in Paris and curator of the “Picasso ...
Sotheby’s is stepping out of its comfort zone by staging its first ever erotic art sale in London later this month. The auction encompasses a variety of pieces surrounding the themes of love and sex, ...
Twenty-nine years ago, a group of anonymous feminist artists known as the Guerrilla Girls unveiled a poster that read, “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? Less than 5% of the ...
Instagram, with its nipple-hating overlords and strict “community guidelines,” has become an unlikely hub for erotic art. Of course, we all know that Instagram is an all-too-perfect tool for ...
“The LGBT movement has come so far, but there are these underlying themes that are still taboo,” says artist Tom Hill. Such as? “Such as the desire of a man for another man, and the exposure of male ...
“I’ve always loved drawing the human body. I especially liked painting women’s faces and bodies, particularly with a mysterious mood” Joyce Lee says of her first steps into painting and portraiture as ...
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Here is the definition of erotic, according to 93-year-old artist Martha Edelheit. “It’s sensual, nonviolent, consensual, warm, inviting, sometimes funny, witty ...
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and if you’re still not sure where to take bae, Otherworldly Arts has you covered with an event that’s the perfect mix of sex and art. This upcoming weekend ...
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There has been a short but proud history of vagina-related works on display during Miami Art Week over the years: the whimsical inflatable vagina of 2019, the 12-foot neon orgasming vagina of 2018.