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I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
ISBN10: 1847880673, ISBN13: 9781847880673, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. [Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2009]
Paperback / softback. New. Pornography is condemned for being 'too close' whilst erotica is defended as 'leaving room for the imagination'. And the art of the nude is treated as something much more special, located even further away from the potential of arousal. This book argues that these distinctions are based on an age-old antithesis between sight and touch. ISBN 1847880673 9781847880673 [GB]
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ISBN10: 1847880673, ISBN13: 9781847880673, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover Special order direct from the distributor [Victoria, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 2009]
ISBN10: 1847880673, ISBN13: 9781847880673, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London] Softcover Paperback. Do we really know pornography when we see it? Pornography is condemned for being "too close" whilst erotica is defended as "leaving room for the imagination." And the art of the nude is treated as something much more special, located even further away from the potential of arousal.Art/Porn argues that these distinctions are based on an age-old antithesis between sight and touch, an antithesis created and maintained for centuries by art criticism. Art has always elicited a struggle between the senses, between something to be viewed and something to be touched, between visual and visceral pleasure.Images compel the senses in ways that are both taboo and intrinsic to art. Contemporary responses to images of the nude embody this longstanding tension. Our fears about the materiality of art when in close proximity to our own bodies exist alongside a regulation of sensory response which dates back to Antiquity.Art/Porn reveals how - from fondling statues in Antiquity to point-and-click Internet pornography - the worlds of art and pornography are much closer than we think. Pornography is condemned for being 'too close' whilst erotica is defended as 'leaving room for the imagination'. And the art of the nude is treated as something much more special, located even further away from the potential of arousal. This book argues that ...
ISBN10: 1847880673, ISBN13: 9781847880673, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover New [liverpool, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2009]
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