Entblößen & Verdecken

What do “Women of Algiers” by Picasso and “Pee on Presidents” by Melanie Bonajos have in common? They show exposure and were therefore censored. However, the year of origin and the year of censorship are often not identical, sometimes even centuries apart. For example, an almost 30.000-year-old picture of Venus of Willendorf was censored on social media only in 2021. This book shows why the depiction of nudity is still censored today and to what absurd consequences this can lead in art. The theme is also taken up in the layout by concealing pages and playing with the shape of the text.

Anna Wank studied art history at LMU in Munich and at VIU in Venice. She then went on to study communication design at HAW in Hamburg and at MICA in Baltimore. She works as a freelance graphic designer mainly designs projects in the cultural field, for which she creates catalogues, magazines, and posters, amongst other things. Her focus is on print and typography.

Entblößen & Verdecken

Anna Wank, 2023

200×280mm,99 pp; German 
Softcover, Right-aligned bracket binding
2nd edition of 50