Art: A Sex Book
by John Waters, Bruce Hainley
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Author: Bruce Hainley, John WatersEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-27
ISBN: 0500284350
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
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Book Review: A matter of taste
Summary: 3 Stars
Taste is, of course, a concept to be ridiculed in the world of John Waters. But because this publication reflects his taste (or deliberate lack of it), the concept is relevant in discussing the book. In Waters' world, sex is dirty (filthy is his preferred term), sneaky, subversive, and/or boring. These are not my evaluations; he states all these things quite clearly, either in his words or films. So if you think art and/or sex(iness) is represented by photos of a woman defecating on the floor, you might be delighted by this book. Or if something as scintillating as a blank sheet of paper strikes you as sexy, this is for you.
But even if the illustrations bore you or turn you off (as many of them do me), you might still find the text--a series of dialogs between Waters and Bruce Hainley--to be of interest. He has some very interesting and worthwile things to say, and should not be totally dismissed by those who have other ideas about art or sex.
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