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Man to Man
An Obsession, The Pierre Passebon Collection
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This volume is ideal for art enthusiasts, collectors, and readers interested in cultural studies, male identity, and the history of erotic art.
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From idealised nude heroes of ancient Greece to the confrontational frontal nudes of the 1970s and the intimate and sensual photorealist nudes painted by French artist Jacques Sultana, the infinite possibilities of representation of the naked male body have fascinated the collector Pierre Passebon for decades.
This new volume in the Obsession series, directed by Pierre Passebon, celebrates a powerful, revolutionary, and sometimes controversial selection of artworks of the male nude from his outstanding personal collection of paintings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and drawings. It challenges taboos surrounding male eroticism and invites the reader to reassess notions of male identity and normative views of the human body.
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SOCIETY TEXAS praises the book for its "powerful, revolutionary, and sometimes controversial selection of artworks" centred on the male form, drawn from Passebon's exceptional personal collection across various media.
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ISBN: 9782080280572
Publisher: Editions Flammarion
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 08 September 2022
Country: France
Imprint: Flammarion
Illustration: 100 Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 155.0mm
Height: 215.0mm
Weight: 540g
Pages: 144
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About the Author
Florent Barbarossa is an independent auctioneer and expert in male nudes in art. He has been organizing the "Masculin/Masculin" auctions at Drouot since 2014.
Pierre Passebon is a collector and founder of the Galerie du Passage in Paris.
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