In the wake of a heated debate Down Under on the line
between art and child pornography, thanks to Jezebel for pointing out a fascinating
piece by Guardian writer Kira Cochrane on the power dynamics at play in the
relationship between model and artist. The discussion was launched by the
recent sale (for 17.2 million Pounds) of Lucien Freud’s “Benefits Supervisor
Sleeping” (pictured). Although the painting obviously involves a male artist
depicting a female nude, Cochrane argues that this is hardly a case of
exploitation.
But Freud’s teenage daughters posing nude for him? That
could be a different story
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