Theoretical Quote by Shulamith Firestone

“The articulation of the other's body in words turns it into a map of possible pleasure, effectively distancing that body by transforming it into…

— Siri Hustvedt

Sexuality, eroticism and desire are important for all of us. But that is also the contradiction. How can we speak about pictures and, for…

— Pipilotti Rist

“There is a schism in me, between the erotic and the intimate. One, by definition, negates the other. For me the pursuit of sensuality…

— Tobsha Learner

Images have become our true sex objects. It is this promiscuity and the ubiquity of images, this viral contamination of images which are the…

— Jean Baudrillard

“Recognizing the power of the erotic within our lives can give us the energy to pursue genuine change within our world, rather than merely…

— Audre Lorde

“We build up pretty pictures of men, when we want to be in love. We hate to have them ruined.”

— Tamora Pierce

“Until recently the locus of sexual fantasy was peopled with images actually glimpsed or were sensations actually felt, or private imaginings taken from suggestions…

— Naomi Wolf

“Although the pictures shown here cannot be taken as representative of gender behavior in real life... one can probably make a significant negative statement…

— Erving Goffman

It is essential that we raise the image of sex, which is currently seen as a purely biological affair and often portrayed in its…

— Stanislav Grof

“Of course women are sexual objects; so are men. Even while I was hugging that book of feminist rhetoric to my chest, I groomed…

— Siri Hustvedt

There's always been a potential erotic possibility with objects.

— Claes Oldenburg

Once we begin to feel deeply all the aspects of our lives, we begin to demand from ourselves and from our life-pursuits that they…

— Audre Lorde