Wild Zones

<p class=ql-align-justify><strong>WILD ZONES: PORNOGRAPHY ART AND FEMINISM</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>REVISED AND UPDATED WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONS</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify> <P> Kelly Ives explores the worlds sexual representation in art and pornography from a feminist viewpoint. </P> </p><p class=ql-align-justify> <P> The book includes chapters on the depiction of sexuality in art from contemporary art and pornography back through the Renaissance to prehistory; on the problematic relations between showing sexuality and censorship; the history of porn; and women's art and how women artists have depicted sexual acts and identities. </P> </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify> <P> Fully illustrated with images from the history of representing sexuality from prehistory to the present day. </P> </p><p class=ql-align-justify> <P> Includes notes and bibliography. </P> </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify> <P> KELLY IVES has written widely on feminism philosophy and art. Her previous books include <em>Cixous Irigaray Kristeva: The Jouissance of French Feminism Julia Kristeva</em> and <em>Hélène Cixous. </em></P> </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify> <P> EXTRACT FROM THE INTRODUCTION </P> </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify> <P> Firstly there are as many definitions of art and pornography as there are people. Everyone has their own opinions their own interests and realms to defend. There are the liberals who say that nothing should be censored including pornography. Pornography is seen as part of artistic expression and if people want to express themselves they should and if they want pornography they should have it. This is the view of liberals such as Peter Webb who campaigns for freedom of expression and an art that should 'celebrate' eroticism. This is a familiar viewpoint which we have heard made many times. In the (male) liberal view sex is OK so sexual art must be OK so that much of pornography must be OK. The 'experts' on sex the so-called 'sexologists' (Eduard Fuchs Richard von Krafft-Ebbing Sigmund Freud Wilhelm Reich) argue that sex is a normal part of life so it is natural that it should abound in art. Fuchs wrote; '[a]rt has treated erotic themes at almost all periods... [it] lies at the root<em> </em>of all human life.' </P> </p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>REVIEW ON AMAZON:</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>As an artist and adult entertainment industry veteran I found this book to be surprisingly well written in spite of the fact that several of the chapters provide more written text than visual support. Must read it.</p><p><br></p>