Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The cumshots as well as the drugshots are very strong and starts a chain reactions of refelctions - its powerful - I would not buy it but its artistic impact is powerful and I am happy that you got our attention on this exhibit ! Kyle Cassidy wrote: >Not for the faint of heart, but the art world (in which some artists use >cameras) swings back and forth. Ashkan Sahihi's made a "sensational" series >of images that are only offensive with the proper text accompanying them. >And he's made an interesting comment on pornography without using nudity. >Which is interesting in and of itself. Are people trying, intentionally now, >to be the next robert maplethorpe, or andreas serrano? Probably not, but >they pushed the envelope in a very different direction and it's never going >to lose that shape, it'll just keep going. > >Ah, the LUG, that's where I get the art scene buzz..... > >Again -- a warning -- no nudity, but graphic sexual content. > >Interview about the exhibit: > >http://www.nerve.com/Dispatches/Martin/Face_premium/Face_text.asp > >And the exhibit: > >http://www.axelraben.com/sahihi/cumShots/ > >kc >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html