Hidden Sex: Art and Shame

Release Date: 2023-01-15

Runtime: 52

Languages: Français

Rating: 7.5

Votes: 2

Genres: Documentary | History | TV Movie

Director: Agnès Obadia

Description: The representation of genitalia in the fine arts was censored for centuries: sexual organs were discreetly hidden among fig leaves, pearls or sheets; and it is still a taboo today. From Antiquity to t...The representation of genitalia in the fine arts was censored for centuries: sexual organs were discreetly hidden among fig leaves, pearls or sheets; and it is still a taboo today. From Antiquity to the present day, the history of puritanism applied to art and the tricks used by artists to circumvent censorship.Read More

Production Companies:

ARTE

Harbor Films