The private and social meanings of male nude.

A rather extensive review of 2 recent publications that deal
critically with the male nude in photography: Emmanuel Cooper's
"Fully exposed. The Male Nude in Photography" (1990) and Peter
Weiermair's "Die Sammlung E.J." (1990). Critical articles that
deal with this subject are sparse and only rather recent, states
the reviewer. Guiding publications were Weiermair's "Das
Verborgene Bild" and Alisdair Foster's catalogue "Behold the
Man". Cooper's new book broadens the scope of analysis by
including the various institutions and social contexts for which
the photographs were produced. The reviewers comment: "In his
effort to redress the previous imbal


Citaten:
Foster, A.: Behold the Man
Cooper, E.: Fully Exposed (1990)
Weiermair, P.: Das Verborgene Bild (1987)