The Contract of Employment

MARK IRVING

<p>Porn is not dead, but it's not feeling itself either. The quantity of pornography being consumed is greater than ever, but what was once disguised by a brown paper bag is now the subject of mainstream movies and the subtext of global news stories. Somewhere between the explicit revelations about President Clinton's sex life and the making of The People vs Larry Flynt, dirt lost much of its ability to stain leaving something of a cultural vacuum in the process. Provocative questions about sexual imagery and the sex industry in the western world have now been explored by an idea storm in the form of a groundbreaking book: Porn? The concept of leading edge British monthly Dazed &amp; Confused, and creatively overseen by award-winning art director Tom Hingston, Porn? brings together a sexually balanced orgy of the world's top fashion, art and documentary photographers, illustrators and writers, filling a space between low-brow porn and high art erotica. Sensual images mix with absurd and provocative conceits: Martina Hoogland Ivanov provokes on the first page with pigs having sex; David Weightman's beautifully layered images of antique family portraits are combined with hard-core shots in a subtly disturbing mix; Richard Fearless slows the pace with his snail porn shots. From studies of sex aids to the succulent surfaces of meat, Porn?'s razor-sharp design acts as a prism for the concept of pornography, deconstructing the industrialised voyeurism of ailing medium-core and turning it into something far more stimulating.</p>

Porn? Fashion Photographers Explore Erotica

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Vision On

This book is a one-stop guide to the world’s greatest architectural achievements. Comprehensive and concise, it contains reviews of the most influential structures ever built worldwide. Covering a diverse array of architectural traditions and construction styles–from the bold and brash to the spiritual and reserved, from Angkor Wat to the Parthenon, from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater to Frank Gehry’s Bilbao Guggenheim–the book celebrates the vision and achievement of world architecture. Entries are organized chronologically and include essential information on the featured building, as well as the social, political, cultural, and geographical considerations that influenced the design. Stunning illustrations and photographs highlight the technical feats and aesthetic brilliance of architects past and present. This comprehensive collection is an accessible reference for anyone interested in the history of architecture.

1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Cassell Illustrated*

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