Hidden Sex: Art and Shame

*7.5

Status

Released

Production

ARTE

Aired

2023-01-15

Hidden Sex: Art and Shame

The representation of genitalia in the fine arts was censored for centuries: sexual organs were discreetly hidden among fig leaves, pearls or sheets; and it is still a taboo today. From Antiquity to the present day, the history of puritanism applied to art and the tricks used by artists to circumvent censorship.