Exhibitions of hetero-sexy nudes have re-emerged in contemporary art. To counter this saturation I propose more shows about the meta-nude, the nude as farce, the anti-nude nude. This art exists: it is an “attack art” whose target is the pretensions of figuration immediately preceding it.1 Hot Farce presents a selection of contemporary artists who are using figurative satire through one of many …
Exhibitions of hetero-sexy nudes have re-emerged in contemporary art. To counter this saturation I propose more shows about the meta-nude, the nude as farce, the anti-nude nude. This art exists: it is an “attack art” whose target is the pretensions of figuration immediately preceding it.1 Hot Farce presents a selection of contemporary artists who are using figurative satire through one of many bodily-subjects: Sex.Sex is stigmatized yet simultaneously playful. Sexuality intrudes on art and life; it is an unavoidable topic. Presenting artists who look with critical eyes at the history of …
