My Classmate is trying to build a thesis that analyzes nudity and architecture. The topic emphasizes the role aesthetics plays in this broad relationship.
She is currently thinking about:
Desensitization of public nudity vs desensitization of architecture
What are some other comparisons that can be made between nudity and architecture?
How does perception of the individual effect aesthetics in this case?
Does anyone know of any good books or publications?
Thanks
Nov 11, 07 4:08 pm
Marcel Duchamp and C. Paul Jennewein, "Nudist Camp at the Philadelphia Museum of Art" (Philadelphia: Quondam, 2005.03.20), unpublished.
Nov 11, 07 4:29 pm ·
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Michelangelo, Ignudi Pediment Project (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2005.01.13).
there was a book about sex and architecture a few years ago. i can't remember its name, but it was a feminist book (i think)....i think the subject has been dealt with many times so you should be able to find something, if not a lot, with google.
of course there is always that french guy who made a sex ed building with the plan in the shape of a penis. can't remember his name, but it was turn of the last century....
Way back in 1999-2000, a lot of work was being done on the relationship between fashion and architecture. Mostly it was pretty stupid, but it did cause many to revisit Gottfried Semper's Principle of Bekleidung, which related architectural cladding to something akin to clothing. It's more complicated than that obviously, but it might be worth looking at if you are still trying to do research for your friend's thesis.
and since then there was the nearly-contemporary work by portzamparc on louis vuitton and shop on the museum of sex. a lot of the articles around that time seemed to be about the potential for sexiness, seductiveness, sensuality, etc in architecture - a topic we might think about but that doesn't always get talked about in print.
what do you guys think about nude beaches? in theory i love the idea of being free & hanging out buck-naked in the bright sunshine. but on the other hand i really love my tan lines...what's the point of having a good tan if you can't compare it to you own white bare ass?
Are there any other suggested readings in relation to this topic. I'm also researching about this, but am unable to find much relevent information. Also, has the thesis been uploaded yet? Is it available as a reference anywhere online?
Jul 29, 24 12:34 pm ·
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Non Sequitur
This is a 17 year old discussion. What research have you done thus far before relying on a lazy forum question?
Nudity and Architecture
My Classmate is trying to build a thesis that analyzes nudity and architecture. The topic emphasizes the role aesthetics plays in this broad relationship.
She is currently thinking about:
Desensitization of public nudity vs desensitization of architecture
What are some other comparisons that can be made between nudity and architecture?
How does perception of the individual effect aesthetics in this case?
Does anyone know of any good books or publications?
Thanks
Marcel Duchamp and C. Paul Jennewein, "Nudist Camp at the Philadelphia Museum of Art" (Philadelphia: Quondam, 2005.03.20), unpublished.
Michelangelo, Ignudi Pediment Project (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2005.01.13).
Ignudi Pediment Project in context with Duchamp's The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even.
sounds like you need to take a jeff kipnis class
my boss had a playboy photo shoot in his West Village penthouse...
yeah "your classmate"...right
there was a book about sex and architecture a few years ago. i can't remember its name, but it was a feminist book (i think)....i think the subject has been dealt with many times so you should be able to find something, if not a lot, with google.
of course there is always that french guy who made a sex ed building with the plan in the shape of a penis. can't remember his name, but it was turn of the last century....
how is that for a vague answer?
Jump - are you thinking of Ledoux's Oikema? And the book might be the one that Diana Agrest edited a few years ago.
To the next poster: please no photos of Corbusier bathing at Cap Martin.
I know that building, I think it was Ledoux, but I thought the building was a gentelmans club.
While in school in NY one of my professors was required to draw nude models every week using charcoal.
, plus a link to "Sexual Architecture??".
in delirious New York, OMA talks about the BAC (I think) the hypothetical men's club/condo
but there's also the work of vito acconci, who would be the exemplary use of a nude architect
Way back in 1999-2000, a lot of work was being done on the relationship between fashion and architecture. Mostly it was pretty stupid, but it did cause many to revisit Gottfried Semper's Principle of Bekleidung, which related architectural cladding to something akin to clothing. It's more complicated than that obviously, but it might be worth looking at if you are still trying to do research for your friend's thesis.
and since then there was the nearly-contemporary work by portzamparc on louis vuitton and shop on the museum of sex. a lot of the articles around that time seemed to be about the potential for sexiness, seductiveness, sensuality, etc in architecture - a topic we might think about but that doesn't always get talked about in print.
"way back in 1999-2000" -- God, that makes me feel old !
what do you guys think about nude beaches? in theory i love the idea of being free & hanging out buck-naked in the bright sunshine. but on the other hand i really love my tan lines...what's the point of having a good tan if you can't compare it to you own white bare ass?
You make a strong point
I love rubbing my naked, sweaty ass up against a huge pane of glass
Interesting, yet irrelevant + a little creepy... good job though
yeah that was it. ledoux the puritan who tought it was the duty of society to teach people about sex...or something like that....
Are there any other suggested readings in relation to this topic. I'm also researching about this, but am unable to find much relevent information. Also, has the thesis been uploaded yet? Is it available as a reference anywhere online?
This is a 17 year old discussion. What research have you done thus far before relying on a lazy forum question?
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