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Art and obscenity

by Kerstin Mey

This study analyses the work of key twentieth-century artists, such as Hans Bellmer and Robert Mapplethorpe, arguing that some transgressive creations remain deeply problematic whilst others are groundbreaking and liberating.

Accession 2392 ISBN 9781845112349 Publisher I. B. Tauris
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