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Pornographic Art and the Aesthetics of Pornography

Maes, Hans R.V., ed. (2013) Pornographic Art and the Aesthetics of Pornography. Palgrave, 306 pp. ISBN 978-0-230-36820-0. (KAR id:50381)

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Abstract

Art or Porn? The popular media will often choose this heading when reviewing the latest sexually explicit novel, film, or art exhibition. The underlying assumption seems to be that the work under discussion has to be one or the other, and cannot be both. But is this not a false dilemma? Can one really draw a sharp line between the pornographic and the artistic? Isn't it time to make room for pornographic art and for an aesthetic investigation of pornography? In answering these questions this book will draw on insights from many different disciplines, including philosophy, feminist theory, aesthetics, art history, film studies, theatre studies, as well as on the experience of people who are actually operating in the art world and porn industry. By offering a variety of theoretical approaches and examples taken from a wide range of art forms and historical periods, the reader will gain a fuller and deeper comprehension of the relations and frictions between art and pornography.

Item Type: Edited book
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BH Aesthetics
N Visual Arts
N Visual Arts > N Visual arts (General). For photography, see TR
N Visual Arts > ND Painting
N Visual Arts > NX Arts in general
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Arts
Depositing User: Hans Maes
Date Deposited: 03 Sep 2015 08:30 UTC
Last Modified: 28 Sep 2021 12:57 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/50381 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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