Book #82988
Art, Beauty, and Pornography: A Journey Through American Culture.
Huer, Jon. Art, Beauty, and Pornography: A Journey Through American Culture. Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, [1987]. 239 pp. Illustrations. Cloth near fine in lightly worn dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $15. * A critique of contemporary American culture, arguing that the modern emphasis on beauty and sensory pleasure in a consumer-driven society is fundamentally responsible for the proliferation of pornography, and that this focus is distinct from true art. This book defends the spirit of "high art" against the commercialized, sense-pleasing visual culture prevalent in America.
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