Jean-Vincent Simonet – POV PAPER 9 The Fetish Issue

Jean-Vincent Simonet – POV PAPER 9 The Fetish IssueSexual fetishes are still understood as exceptions, as distortions to the sexual rule. I was wondering if it would not be easier to ask if it is possible to define what sexual normality is. If we follow Haverlock Ellis conception of fetishes as pertaining to three categories such as those related to the body, to inanimate objects or to acts and attitudes, one can start to wonder: wouldnt fetishism be more common and richer than we may think? In our

and inventive forms developed by populations living on the margins

Clear silver anodised aluminium

but the birth of a mother as well

This indexical peek into our archives offers a behind-the-scenes look at the editorial and design process that has shaped each book in our first ten years

From the outset

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whose dual nature as a means of communication and as a sort of ephemeral artwork have become landmarks in political art and graphic design

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with its great men

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