A Short History Of Rent Boys In Popular Culture (Interlude)

1. José Manuel Ferrater Beach Goth, 2009
2. John Galliano Spring/Summer 2001

Boots as a man's men's essential. Or, respectively alternatively, thigh-high socks. The high shaft correlates to an emphasized or exposed crotch area. How I wish for a return of the 2000s.
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Tokyo Diaries X

A mental travel preparation.

Artworks Gekko Hayashi

The homo-eroticism of sexotism. A world of 'ukiyo-e' and 'shin-hanga', of 'hentai' and 'hard yaoi'. A place where the word 'stroke' exploits the full potential of its double meaning.
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Tokyo Diaries IX

A mental travel preparation.




Hedi Slimane Vogue Hommes Japan, 2008

The eroticism of exotism. The beauty of revealing truth within a cliché. The kimono as pop artefact. The modernity of tradition. The moment when opposites merge. This day is approaching.
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The Cyber Woman, Robots

1. D&G Spring/Summer 2001
2. Hussein Chalayan Fall/Winter 2009
3. Karl Lagerfeld Vogue, 2010
4. Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2007

The fembot is the anti-emotional archetype of feminism, introduced in the 1927 silent film 'Metropolis' and repeatedly quoted ever since. Yet, the stainless steel surface remains projection screen for erotic fantasies. Femancipation is the construct of virtual porn.
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A Short History Of The Comic Strip In Popular Culture XI

1. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2013
2. Thomas Bayrle Feuer Im Welzen (Fire In The Wheat), 1970
3. Unknown
4. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2013
5. Thomas Bayrle Edition Jake Wie Hose (Naked Lunch), 1970
6. Thomas Bayrle Feuer Im Welzen (Fire In The Wheat), 1970
7. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2013
8. Thomas Bayrle Edition Jake Wie Hose (Naked Lunch), 1970

Investigating on the motif of 'naive repetition' and the typology of 'pixel pin-ups'. Reviewing: the suppressed eroticism of Raf Simons' intarsia knits in dialogue with Thomas Bayrle's nonchalant erotica. A lesson in 'neutralized sex' by the means of oversimplification/denial.
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Drawl

Steven Meisel - Prada Fall/Winter 2011

An über-stylized almost softcore presentation of perfect porcelain skin and young, innocent lolita beauty. When the spheres of reality blur from High Fashion to Second Life, woman and image are equally fetishized.
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The Nude Portrait IV

category f.1) interior as group portrait

1. Richard Hamilton Hotel du Rhone, 2005
2. The Sims Nude Clothing
3. The Sims Gay Couple

category f.2) standing, reflection in mirror

4. Richard Hamilton Descending Nude, 2006
5. The Sims Untitled (Sims 3)

category f.3) sitting, at desk

6. Richard Hamilton An Annunciation, 2006
7. Second Life Reasonable Desires Underwear

category f.4) leaving the shower


8. Richard Hamilton A Mirrorical Return, 1998
9. The Sims Nude Patch (Sims 3)

category f.5) male nude, posing

10. Richard Hamilton Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?, 1956
11. Second Life Laguna Bay Nude Beach
12. Second Life Angelus Nude

The digital nude. The virtual nude. The rendered 3D nude. Resulting in a fictive hyper-realist portrait of the non-existent. Psyche portraits, phantom portraits, wet fantasy depictions.
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