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    Forms of Desire
    Forms of Desire
    Forms of Desire
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    Forms of Desire

    By Doris Kloster and Pat Califia

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    In the trend of S/M and fetishism in art that Doris Kloster helped popularize with her first self-titled book, Kloster remains the only prominent female photographer to do significant work. Now, with her new book Forms of Desire, Kloster transcends that genre and utilizes her unique position to examine a broader range of erotic expression, pointedly exploring female sexuality in all of its various guises.

    With this collection of nudes and portraits, all shot on location, Kloster invites the viewer to experience the rich and varied sexuality of a multi-racial group of strong, adventurous women. The result is nothing less than a compendium of female sexual expression, exploring different facets of women's sexual natures - from fetishism and role-playing to the use of toys and gender-bending.

    As co-founder and editorial director of FAD magazine, Kloster has been walking the cultural edge for over ten years, photographing sex radicals and capturing women's sexual power with her lens. Forms of Desire is her most accomplished work to date; her strongest statement on sexuality, power, and gender.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateSep 2, 2014
    ISBN9781466879997
    Forms of Desire
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    Doris Kloster

    Artist and alternative journalist, Doris Kloster received a B.A. in Art History from Boston University and an M.A. in Studio Art from New York University. A freelance photographer, she has shot editorial features, advertising, record albums, and book covers in London, Paris, Milan, and New York City. Kloster is co-founder and editorial director of FAD Magazine. She has curated and her work has been featured in numerous art gallery exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe and collected into the book Doris Kloster (Taschen). She teaches photography at the New School for Social Research in New York City.

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      Forms of Desire - Doris Kloster

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      Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Notice

      Preface

      Envisioning Desire

      Sadean Women

      Ritual Love

      Obscure Objects of Desire

      Divine Androgyne

      Ecstatic Theater

      Photographs

      Copyright

      PREFACE

      While there are many conceptions of ideal beauty and physical perfection, no one vision of attractiveness is more valid than any other. Accepted standards of beauty within a culture change over time. This book is a record of my recent work that probes the parameters of women’s physical appeal, the sources of their sexual allure.

      My first book was an in-depth exploration of one facet of sexual experience. I was surprised at the number of women who, like myself, were fascinated with the world of fetishism and S/M. For this project I wanted to do a book for and about women that examines a broader range of

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