No one view of the nude is the same; in art, as in life, there are no certainties. No blacks and whites, only shades of gray. Writing about the nude is a difficult endeavor. It has been approached in the past by so many different visions and politics, that one thing is certain—there is no one revelation, there is no naked truth. The nude’s importance is paramount as a symbol of purity, humanity and sexuality. The body is the vessel that carries us through the world. It is one of the purest forms of nature. The nude affects the way we see and interpret the rest of the world. It is something that goes unnoticed in our lives, but all of humanity, even the puritanical, confront it on a daily basis.



Photography as a medium has no rules or limits. Its politics apply to whoever is making the image; it is vision, it is light and it is sight. The body is like an instrument; it can make an image of pure beauty, with quiet and deep symphonic tones. The body can be loud, sharp & startling! It can be worn, tired and matured. It can be innocent and obscene. It can be tender, sweet and seductive. Naked will be a symphony of these pure human tones, of sadness, excitement, love and lust



Participating Artists



Scott Alario, Ambrose + Wether, Jayna Aronovitch, Michael Bach, Dan Baird-Miller, Alan Charlesworth, Madeline B. Carter, Diane Fenster, Marina Font, Jessica L. Glover, Suzi Grossman, Hiroshi Hayakawa, Brett Henrikson, Soyo Hong, Katty Hoover, Henry Horenstein, Rachel Hulin, Rachel Jump, Klaus Kampert, Chris Maliga, Gaspar Marquez, Phyllis and Victor Merriam, Kathryn Oliver, Shelbi Schroeder, Michael Seif, Rachel Stern, Masha Svyatogor, Maxim Wakultschik, James Walker, James Wigger, Bob Wooley

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