Images documenting a performance by Valie Export, 1968 When I started out with my postings about sex, I didn´t realize that this “juicy” topic photographically isn´t that interesting. I was thinking about Nan Goldins “The Ballad of Sex Dependancy”, “Tulsa” by Larry Clark, and “Teenage Lust” , also by Larry Clark. When first saw those books, as a student, I was sort of overwhelmed by the possibility [...]
image by Larry Sultan, The Valley Sharon Wild, 2001 not an image by Larry Sultan, Sharon Wild I sort of have a bad conscience dealing with Larry Sultans work, as I do here. While using his image in my series about sex, I neither confronted myself with his intentions, nor did I inform myself more than superficially regarding his complete work. I didn´t [...]
image by Larry Sultan, The Valley Chandler Boulevard, 2000 Larry Sultan was avoiding to photograph the sexual act directly. Staying discreet on a location for a porn movie, thats like putting on a tie on a nude beach. But Larry Sultan was as interested in intimate moments, the moments in between. (There is nothing intimate about fucking before movie cameras) The situation above is a moment [...]
image by Larry Sultan, The Valley Patio, Bosque Drive, 2003 Literally, nudity in photography is seldom this laid-back. Naked women in magazines, (the nude male body is hardly used to sell products), are trying to present an image depicting perfection. The template for all these photographs is the well developed body of young women around twenty, the reason for this is obvious. Because even the bodies of these [...]
image by Larry Sultan, The Valley Patio, Delita Drive, 2000
image by Larry Sultan, The Valley Little Cinderella, 1999 Cinderella is no porn-star. She just lives in the Valley. My favorit image in Larry Sultan´s book. Cindarella can´t be a porn- star. There is too much of life´s hardships inscribed into her face.
image by Larry Sultan, The Valley West Valley Studio # 12, 2002 I was thinking that a series of postings about sex and photography would be an easy thing. It´s not. Its hard to find images that either touch your intellect, or your emotions, maybe both. I don´t mean the pure sexual instincts. Larry Sultan has compiled a series of photographs he took on [...]