Seduced explores the representation of sex in art through the ages. Featuring over 300 works spanning 2000 years, it brings together Roman sculptures, Indian manuscripts, Japanese prints, Chinese watercolours, Renaissance and Baroque paintings and 19th century photography with modern and contemporary art.
Seduced presents the work of around 70 artists including Nobuyoshi Araki, Francis Bacon, Jeff Koons, Robert Mapplethorpe, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt van Rijn and Andy Warhol among others. Stimulating the mind and the senses, provocative and compelling, Seduced provides the historical and cultural framework to explore the boundaries of acceptability in art. Seduced is curated by Marina Wallace, Martin Kemp and Joanne Bernstein.
Seduced: Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now
The hottest ticket this autumn 12 Oct/07-27 Jan/08
Barbican Art Gallery, London
Tickets: £8/£6
Over 18s only
This exhibition contains work of a sexually explicit nature
Timed tickets. Early booking recommended at
www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery
Barbican Art Gallery
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London
EC2Y 8DS
Tube: Barbican/Moorgate
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Thursdays…After Hours
Every Thursday for the duration of the exhibition, join us for late night openings with a difference. Events include artist commissions, live music, erotic readings and talks. Enjoy a Seduced cocktail and aphrodisiac snacks from the bar. 6.30-10pm.
Seduced—Sex and Censorship in the Cinema
This major film season includes uncut versions of films previously banned by the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC), as well as an exciting selection of classics, special screen talks and panel discussions.
Quickies
For those with busy schedules, how about a Quickie? Join a host of artists, commentators and curators for a Quickie talk in the gallery lasting a maximum of 30 minutes.
Publication
A comprehensively illustrated book accompanies the Seduced exhibition, featuring essays by Marina Wallace, Martin Kemp, Joanne Bernstein and Caterina Albano. Designed by Kerr Noble and published by Merrell, the book is £29.95 and is available from the Art Gallery Shop
Art Gallery Shop
The Art Gallery Shop has a range of gifts to compliment the current Seduced exhibition from indulgent chocolates to original ceramics and cushions as well as seductive candles and massage oils.
26 Oct - 2 Nov 2007 Beauty For One Day Tereza Bu,,ková
***Due to popular demand, there will be an extra performance on: Thursday 1st start 6.30pm - 7pm
Seduced @ The Window Gallery, in collaboration with The Barbican's current exhibition SEDUCED.
In her film and the related series of screen prints (Wedding Rituals Series), Buskova conjured up a truly enigmatic world, which is at once exotic and modernist.’ - Maxa Zoller, 2007 - www.axisweb.org
