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Ren Hang, who took his life February 23, 2017, was an unlikely rebel. Slight of build, shy by nature, prone to fits of depression, the 29-year-old Beijing photographer was nonetheless at the forefront Chinese artists' battle for creative freedom. Like his champion Ai Weiwei, Ren was controversial in his homeland and wildly popular in the rest of the world. He said, “I don't really view my work as taboo, because I don't think so much in cultural context, or political context. I don't intentionally push boundaries, I just do what I do.” Why? Because his models, friends, and in his last years, fans, are naked, often outdoors, high in the trees or on the terrifyingly vertiginous rooftops of Beijing, stacked like building blocks, heads wrapped in octopi, body cavities sprouting phone cords and flowers, whatever entered his mind at the moment

Im Jahr 1965 entwickelte Tom of Finland einen wiederkehrenden Charakter für seine Comicgeschichten, den ultimativen „Tom’s Man“. Zunächst entstand Vicky, gefolgt von einer Tarzan-inspirierten Figur namens Jack. 1968 wählte Tom schließlich Kake, einen dunkelhaarigen Ledermann mit Schnauzer, der oft ein hautenges weißes T-Shirt mit dem Motto „Fucker“ trug. Kake verkörperte einen hypermännlichen Missionar der Post-Stonewall-Ära, der auf seinem Motorrad umherfuhr und das Bild von freiem, befriedigendem und ekstatischem Schwulensex in die Welt trug. Tom lebte viele seiner Fantasien durch Kake aus, wodurch dieser zum Sinnbild des „Gay Clone Look“ der 1970er-Jahre wurde. Zwischen 1968 und 1986 veröffentlichte Tom insgesamt 26 Folgen von Kakes Abenteuern, die meisten als 20-seitige Heftchen. Die Sammlung versammelt alle 26 Einzelgeschichten und bringt uns zurück zu einer Zeit, in der Männer noch richtige Kerle waren, Sex sorglos war und ein dicker Schnauzbart ein absolutes Muss darstellte.

The definitive annotated and illustrated history of girlie periodicals (1958-1967) Volume III begins with an explosion of new American men's magazines following the redefinition of US obscenity laws in the late fifties. We examine the enormous impact of Playboy, not only on American titles, but on magazines worldwide. This is the decade when France finally declines as a great force in magazine production; England starts to show her pervy side; Argentina embraces burlesque; and Germany once again blends political activism with nudity. By 1965 even Australia has a booming men's magazine industry. The volume ends with a look at those great back-of-the-magazine ads for party pills and the first inflatable ?dates?. The History of Men's Magazines, Volume III contains over 400 full color pages of vintage covers and interiors and a well-researched text profiling quirky publishers and artists, individual magazines, and the place of it all in the Swinging Sixties culture.

Elvgren-Girls gehen nicht, sie stolpern, straucheln und fallen durchs Leben. Ihr Wappentier ist der Tölpel, ihr Schicksal das Missgeschick, das ihren Fans großzügige und stimmungsaufhellende Blicke auf Straps, Strumpfsaum und Höschen gewährt. In seiner drei Jahrzehnte umspannenden Karriere schuf Gil Elvgren rund 700 Pin-up-Bilder, fast ausnahmslos in Öl auf Leinwand, und wurde zu einem Star des Genres. Bei Sammlern erfreuen sich seine All-American-Girls in Nöten heute noch größerer Beliebtheit als die Arbeiten seiner Kollegen George Petty und Alberto Vargas. Seine Werke finden sich in einigen der meistverkauften Bücher und Kalender des TASCHEN-Verlags, und nun sind 200 seiner besten in einem kompakten Paket erhältlich, das ideal zum Verschenken geeignet ist – oder für den Eigenbedarf. Von den ersten Gemälden Mitte der Dreißigerjahre bis in die Siebziger hinein ist alles vertreten – und das handlicher, preisgünstiger und hinreißender als je zuvor!

In 1993, Roy Stuart started creating monthly photo stories for "Leg Show" magazine, collaborating with editor Dian Hanson. This boxed set features a selection of 34 stories produced for the magazine between 1995 and 2001, intended as a heartfelt gift.

Volume 6 - 1970s Under the Counter contains 460 color pages of covers and magazine interiors and 18 chapters of information-rich text. Together with Volume 5 it forms a complete overview of men's magazine publishing of the 1970s. With Volumes 1 through 4, these two books complete the six-volume set of Dian Hanson's - 'The History of Men's Magazines.'

The definitive annotated and illustrated history of girlie periodicals (1958-1967) Volume IV concentrates on the emergence of California's specialty magazine industry and how it spawned the state's multi-billion dollar sex industry of today, but also includes fetish master Irving Klaw, the specialty magazines of England, and concludes with Sweden and Denmark's emergence as the new powers in European publishing. Together with Volume III, Volume IV gives a complete picture of this fascinating decade of rapid social change, but also stands on its own, covering a distinctly different, more risqu? side of 1960s men's magazine publishing. Volume IV contains over 400 full color pages of magazine covers and interiors with well-researched text profiling important publishers and artists, individual magazines, and specialty magazine categories. This hardcover volume is an instant collectable and is vital to completion of Dian Hanson?s: The History of Men's Magazines six-volume set.

The first Ed Fox title, "Glamour From the Ground Up," introduced the heir to the peculiar photographic niche long ruled by the great Elmer Batters. "Ed Fox, Vol. 2" comes with a 60-minute original DVD, bringing the still photos to vibrant life.

"History of Fantasy Art" explores the vibrant genre from its origins in 1923 to its resurgence in the 1960s and 70s, highlighting key influences like Dungeons & Dragons and iconic artists such as Frank Frazetta. This comprehensive volume features original paintings, sketches, and informative biographies, making it an essential guide to fantasy art.

The Sexual Revolution brought France and Germany back into serious men's magazine production, along with Italy, England and even Australia between 1959 and 1969. Playboy met serious competition from Penthouse, big breast magazines debuted, and this volume covers it all in 650+ covers and interiors.