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“I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much I’ve lost.”

—Nan Goldin

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What’s the point? Paul Davis (@paulcopyrightdavis)

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Rithika Merchant (Indian, b. 1986, Bombay (Mumbai), India)Female Artists - Biome in Bloom, 2023, Paintings: Gouache, Watercolor, Ink on Paper

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Felix Vallotton, Evening on the Loire, 1923

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Torii Kotondo (1900-1976) "Morning Hair 朝寝髪 (Asanegami)"

Torii Kotondo's "Morning Hair" is an intimate woodblock print from around 1930, considered a masterpiece of the shin hanga movement. It depicts a young woman who has just woken up, with disheveled hair and a comb lying beside her, suggesting she's reflecting on a night with a lover.

The scene's intimacy is heightened by the presence of a mosquito net, indicating it's a summer morning. The print's title, "asanegami," is a poetic term for the hair of someone who has slept in, a phrase found in Japanese poetry as early as the 8th century.

Despite its subtle and tasteful nature, the Japanese authorities of the time found the print to be too provocative and confiscated it because of its intimate and suggestive subject matter, which subtly implied a sexual encounter.

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