Yayoi Kusama lying over My Flower Bed, 1962

Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928)

Tracey Emin, ‘My Bed’, 1998, Mattress, linens, pillows, rope, various memorabilia - condoms, a pair of knickers with menstrual period stains, other detritus and functional, everyday objects, including a pair of slippers.

A selection of images fromTakuma Nakahira,

The first two are from For A Language to Come (1970)

This was his first photobook - 100 black and white photographs including his work from the photography magazine “Provoke.”  Republished in 2010.

The third is from the series Circulation: Date, Place, Events (1971)

The style is called “are, burre, boke” - rough (or grainy), blurred and out of focus.

see also http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/provoke

Cy Twombly (Americain, 1928-2011) 

Venus and Adonis, N/D