Intimacy, Photography, Shame

1969–1992
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-73281-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Gender and Art

This study argues that intimacy requires an overcoming of shame, and each of these artists, in their own way, uses photography to frame moments that can be shameful to some and intimate others, leaving it to the viewer to navigate this affectively perilous terrain.

From the cancellation of Mapplethorpe’s retrospective The Perfect Moment to the obscenity trial in Cincinnati shortly thereafter, to Hujar’s lesser-known but equally “hardcore” imagery, to Goldin’s gritty depictions of domestic violence and substance abuse, to the accusations of child pornography thrown at Mann’s photographs of her own children, the photographers at the heart of this book have probed the limits of acceptability. But there is more to their work than merely controversy; it’s what causes the controversy that matters. The notion of intimacy is at stake in some of our most important human relationships, and thus a great deal hinges on both achieving and preserving intimacy.

This book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, photography and gender studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adams, Harrison

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Fotografie Fotografie: Geschichte und Sammlungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sexualpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Avoidance of Shame 1. Robert Mapplethorpe: Toilet Water 2. Peter Hujar: The Naked and the Nude 3. Nan Goldin: Indecent Exposure 4. Sally Mann: A High Wind in Virginia

Über Autor(innen)

Harrison Adams is an Assistant Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.