Art? Erotica? Or Pornography? Discussions of what actually constitutes erotic art are incredibly complex and usually highly controversial. The naked body in art has been with us since the earliest examples of Greek art and sculpture. The creation and display of such works of art has always inflamed opinion and today, even with our supposed relaxation of the codes of behaviour surrounding nudity, such images are considered provocative, dangerous, and are often unwelcome in the public sphere. Now - focusing on the last 150 years of western art, these debates are finally explored in an imaginative and engaging way using the latest research and analysis into this and related subject areas - by a woman.
- ISBN10 0192807331
- ISBN13 9780192807335
- Publish Date 25 January 2007 (first published 1 February 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 May 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 336
- Language English