Amsterdam rejoices in more than simply its famous canals and its celebrated collections of the works of Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh. It has a museum dedicated to the Goddess of Love, which welcomes no fewer than 500,000 visitors a year. From all over the world people come in their thousands to this unusual establishment known as “The Temple of Venus”. First put on display together in 1985 by Monique van Marle and her father, this collection of erotic works is exceptional for the quality of the objects exhibited, its engravings and its photographs of yesteryear. Far from being a focus for voyeuristic prurience, the Museum is intended to be understood as a serious centre for the history of erotic art. This book takes us on a guided tour of this fascinating place devoted to a fascinating subject.
- The Temple of Venus
- The Sex Museum, Amsterdam
- Ribald Reading
- The power of forbidden words – the real magic wand.
- Ulysses, or The Song of the Sirens
- The Marquis de Sade: Imagination Triumphs over Reason
- Freud: Art as an Intermediate Realm
- Francke: Reining In the Imagination
- Rousseau: Paradise Where Words Are Unnecessary
- The Voyeuristic Principle
- Pornographic Photography
- Photos: Sex From a Distance
- Erotic Musings of a Lone Observer
- Reflections on “The Man in the Corridor”, by M. Duras
- Bibliography
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