shunga ~ from Helsinki

mdchachi · Mar 15, 2004, 23:12

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/...20040314dr.htm
Japanese erotica exposed By DONALD RICHIE

FORBIDDEN IMAGES: Erotic Art from Japan's Edo Period, by Monta Kayakawa, (Trilingual: Finnish, Swedish, English). Helsinki: City Art Museum, 2003, 112 pp., 82 color plates, 3,800 yen (cloth).

I once bought a CD-ROM of shunga and was surprised to discover that the art was censored! What a shock that was. And a waste of money. What's the point?

Elgin · Mar 16, 2004, 01:16

Interesting, Art shouldn't be censored I think its an insults to the artist. I've heard that arts with naked children such as angels and what ever are being debated of being taking out of museums due to child pornography.

By the way why is this in the French section

mdchachi · Mar 16, 2004, 02:33

> By the way why is this in the French section

Oops, sorry. Because I didn't notice.

Chipi · May 17, 2004, 05:34

I went to see that exhibition when it was in Helsinki.
It was really amazing. People just walked silently around the exhibition at looked at each picture for a long time. Of course some of them were quite shocking even, but with that, also humorous. And beautiful-somehow I think modern day people should learn from those images and texts.
It was a great combination, since together with these shunga pictures, on a different floor, was the exhibition Tokyo Still Life of Nobuyoshi Araki.

**Uncle Frank** · May 17, 2004, 06:25

Google and other search engines show quite a bit. I always get a kick on the "SIZE" of things; some "BIG"
people out there!

Frank

PS - I have a small collection; how many would like to see it in the GALLERY, raise your hands!!

Eternal Wind · Jun 12, 2004, 04:21

I wanna see!~~ ^^

Mar 15, 2004, 23:12	#1
mdchachi Taicho Join Date: Mar 6, 2003 Location: USA (Detroit area) Posts: 687	shunga ~ from Helsinki http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/...20040314dr.htm Japanese erotica exposed By DONALD RICHIE FORBIDDEN IMAGES: Erotic Art from Japan's Edo Period, by Monta Kayakawa, (Trilingual: Finnish, Swedish, English). Helsinki: City Art Museum, 2003, 112 pp., 82 color plates, 3,800 yen (cloth). I once bought a CD-ROM of shunga and was surprised to discover that the art was censored! What a shock that was. And a waste of money. What's the point?

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Mar 16, 2004, 01:16	#2
Elgin Regular Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 736	Interesting, Art shouldn't be censored I think its an insults to the artist. I've heard that arts with naked children such as angels and what ever are being debated of being taking out of museums due to child pornography. By the way why is this in the French section

Mar 16, 2004, 02:33	#3
mdchachi Taicho Join Date: Mar 6, 2003 Location: USA (Detroit area) Posts: 687	> By the way why is this in the French section Oops, sorry. Because I didn't notice.

May 17, 2004, 05:34	#4
Chipi Yancha-Kunoichi Join Date: Mar 10, 2003 Location: UK, Manchester / Finland, Lahti / Japan, Minokamo Age: 28 Posts: 357	I went to see that exhibition when it was in Helsinki. It was really amazing. People just walked silently around the exhibition at looked at each picture for a long time. Of course some of them were quite shocking even, but with that, also humorous. And beautiful-somehow I think modern day people should learn from those images and texts. It was a great combination, since together with these shunga pictures, on a different floor, was the exhibition Tokyo Still Life of Nobuyoshi Araki.

Jun 12, 2004, 04:21	#6
Eternal Wind 聖天使 Join Date: Jan 30, 2004 Location: Singapore Age: 26 Posts: 663	I wanna see!~~ ^^