tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post8383371861125652655..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Do you think these are the sexiest works of art ever?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-79035673554115390172014-02-16T11:23:00.220+00:002014-02-16T11:23:00.220+00:00My sentiments entirely. My guess was that it was h...My sentiments entirely. My guess was that it was his version of "doing something for Valentine's Day"<br /><br />One or two galleries got it spectacularly wrong too - in terms of the paintings they promoted on Facebook (crotch shots minus head!!!)<br /><br />I think men ought to be kept away from marketing for Valentine's Day - they reveal a bit too much about their primary motivations.......Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-32135121927466721392014-02-16T05:26:13.626+00:002014-02-16T05:26:13.626+00:00Yes , if Duchamp is right and the spectator "...Yes , if Duchamp is right and the spectator "completes" the artwork, the process of compiling a list like this is basically all about the author. And i'm afraid that Maureen's comment was my <i>first</i> thought.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135240564161689792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-12762171941225926292014-02-16T04:39:07.636+00:002014-02-16T04:39:07.636+00:00We need to know this why? Must have been a very sl...We need to know this why? Must have been a very slow news day.Votedwithourforkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06891631427002261892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-83269997877663750402014-02-14T10:39:25.089+00:002014-02-14T10:39:25.089+00:00That was my other (unvoiced) thought!That was my other (unvoiced) thought!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-10508188413223550232014-02-14T10:17:56.959+00:002014-02-14T10:17:56.959+00:00This tells us a lot more about Jonathan Jones than...This tells us a lot more about Jonathan Jones than we want to know. I hope I don't ever meet him.maureen nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733169624378060975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-84382811467901865712014-02-14T00:41:37.079+00:002014-02-14T00:41:37.079+00:00I have to say I agree with all the above comments!...I have to say I agree with all the above comments! <br /><br />I can also think of a few women (and male) journalists on The Guardian who might want to "enlighten" him.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-82708585792261307372014-02-13T21:01:19.103+00:002014-02-13T21:01:19.103+00:00I suspect that lists like this are a predominantly...I suspect that lists like this are a predominantly male thing. Possibly a (male) journalist thing.Amanda Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911674615433964697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-23298954449166483692014-02-13T19:45:51.161+00:002014-02-13T19:45:51.161+00:00Yes, I agree. All a bit meaningless. Perhaps a bet...Yes, I agree. All a bit meaningless. Perhaps a better title for Jonathan would have been ' My top ten works of art showing a bit of sex'. Would I have left any out? I'm not sure I would have put any of them in, save possibly Egon Schiele, but not this piece. It's a ll a bit obvious and 'sexy' goes far beyond this.Ceastgatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797863553438119778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-64313877124508773702014-02-13T19:44:36.346+00:002014-02-13T19:44:36.346+00:00I'd argue that "sexiness" is as (if ...I'd argue that "sexiness" is as (if not more) subjective than artistic tastes. <br /><br />So why try to make a one size fits all list?Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458436517557347912noreply@blogger.com