September 11th, 2009 / 2:26 am
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History of the crotch shot

Thanks to Catherine Lacey’s post, HTMLGIANT will be venturing into art now and then. I’d like to begin with the crotch, which seems to be fertile territory for art. I’ll spare you any commentary, other than this might retroactively explain our fascination with the “crotch shot.” To NSFW this would be sadly regressive, so I won’t.

Courbert, "The Origin of the World" (1866)

Courbet, "The Origin of the World" (1866)

Duchamp "Étant donnés" (1966)

Duchamp "Étant donnés" (1966)

Hans Bellmer (Unknown) (c. 1930)

Hans Bellmer (Unknown) (c. 1930)

Robert Gober "Untitled" (1994)

Robert Gober "Untitled" (1994)

Tom Friedman "Aluminum Foil Birth" (1998)

Tom Friedman "Aluminum Foil Birth" (1998)

John Currin "Rotterdam" (2006)

John Currin "Rotterdam" (2006)

Mapplethorpe "Lisa with Scorpion" (1983)

Mapplethorpe "Lisa with Scorpion" (1983)

Cindy Sherman "Untitled #250" (1992)

Cindy Sherman "Untitled #250" (1992)

Britney Spears, Untitled (c. 2007)

Britney Spears, Untitled (c. 2007)

"Family Guy," Untitled (c. 2008)

"Family Guy," Untitled (c. 2008)

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