Vintage Media: Erotic Photomontage and Surrealist Sexuality
Surrealist artists such as Hans Bellmer and Pierre Molinier used photomontage and doll imagery to explore fragmented, fetishistic, and...
The 1960s–80s saw a surge in underground comics that explored taboo sexuality with humor, irreverence, and subversive aesthetics. Artists like R, Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, and Spain Rodriguez used...
Earlier this month, I visited the local art museum to see an exhibit titled "Sexual Expressions in Precolonial Melanesian Societies". I was intrigued because I had always been curious about how...
Sexual Psychology: The Psychology of Kink and BDSM
Consent is crucial to BDSM's success, whether it be for spanking, bondage, or dominance. As defined by Psychology Today, consent means "voluntary...
In ancient Egyptian art and literature, erotic symbolism is often subtle and subtextual.
Through careful analysis, scholars have discovered that sexual themes are present throughout Egyptian...
The beginning of home video pornography
Home video pornography emerged in the late 1970s and early 80s as a result of several factors. Firstly, VHS made it possible to record and playback...
As the mid-20th century progressed, American society became increasingly restrictive in its attitudes towards sexuality, but this repression did not stop the growth of a vibrant underground press...
Erotic Culture: Aphrodisiacs and the Pharmacology of Desire
Across cultures, foods, herbs, and minerals have been used as aphrodisiacs—from oysters and saffron to ginseng and yohimbine, Some...
Fetishism is a concept that has been used to describe various practices across different cultures and traditions. In African and Western traditions, it refers to objects believed to possess spiritual...
The birth of men's magazines marked a shift in how male sexuality was marketed and packaged to the public. Magazines like Playboy revolutionized the way men viewed their own desires by blending nude...