Movie
Hidden Sex: Art and Shame
2023 · 52 min
A brisk, eye-opening art history lesson that mixes scholarly insight with wry amusement at centuries of prudish cover-ups.
- Directed by
- Agnès Obadia
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Tv movie
- Overview
- The representation of genitalia in the fine arts was censored for centuries: sexual organs were discreetly hidden among fig leaves, pearls or sheets; and it is still a taboo today. From Antiquity to the present day, the history of puritanism applied to art and the tricks used by artists to circumvent censorship.
- How it feels
- Satirical, earnest and light. Brisk and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, media, power, morality
- Content
- Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Agnès Obadia
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Tv movie