Nudes

Apparently showing nudes from a museum in Europe is making bland host Rick Steves worry about fines. ❋ Unknown (2005)

BTW, some parts of the site are NSFW (contain nudes). (via Bibi’s box) [Translate] ❋ Unknown (2009)

The problem was not Burroughs ( "They Just Fade Away") but an article by Wayland Young (a history of the word nudes by Emil J. Cadoo. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Recognizable forms such as nudes and still-life objects seem to occupy the same plane as the decorative background created by stippled brushstrokes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He looked at the walls hung with sentimental photogravures, at the shiny bronze "nudes," the moth-eaten animal-skins and the bedizened bed-and once more the unreality, the impossibility, of all that was happening to him entered like a drug into his veins. ❋ Unknown (1922)

Although these pictures are commonly referred to as "nudes," the crossed legs, careful poses, and modesty props sustained the tension of not-quite-all-revealed sensuality. ❋ Unknown (2010)

By opting for metallic accessories, instead of nudes which is perhaps the more obvious choice, she has made the outfit look current and chic rather than staid and boring. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Portions of beaches from Florida to Maine where the hardiest of naturists ventured were taken over by nudes in noticeably greater numbers by the mid-1970s. ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

Francesca Woodman herself features prominently in the greater portion of her photography, often in nudes. ❋ Larissa Archer (2012)

Idealized nudes in uplifting allegories provided airbrushed soft pornography for the "refined" sensibilities of the time. ❋ Ada Louise Huxtable (2011)

Christie's 'Potted Chrysanthemum in a Blue and White Jardiniere' Sanyu Sanyu 1901-66 is the Henri Matisse of Chinese modernism, a painter of lively, color-saturated bouquets and nudes whose works have topped $16.5 million this year. ❋ Kelly Crow (2012)

At this crucial moment, Picasso groped backward, imitating the Farnese Hercules statue he had seen on a trip to Naples, or the torqued nudes created by the 19th century neoclassicist Ingres. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Sanyu Sanyu 1901-66 is the Henri Matisse of Chinese modernism, a painter of lively, color-saturated bouquets and nudes whose works have topped $16.5 million this year. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Though uneven as a show I've seen better Kerkams, the exhibition's self-portraits, still lifes and nudes makes a strong case that reverence is well-deserved. ❋ Lance Esplund (2011)

The Phillips sale includes some classic photos, such as the 1987 "Flag" by controversial artist Robert Mapplethorpe, known for his frank nudes, flower still lifes and celebrity portraits. ❋ Stan Sesser (2011)

Mr. Fischer once used pieces of bread to build an Alpine cabin; in another series, he carved wax nudes and placed candles atop their heads so that, if lit, the figures would melt away. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Edward Weston was far ahead of his time; his series of self-portraits, nudes, landscapes and close-up still-lifes defined modernist photography. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His series of self-portraits, nudes, landscapes and close-up still-lifes defined modernist photography in their formal elegance, simplicity and abstraction. ❋ Unknown (2009)