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The fig leaf drops: 1969 issue of Physique Pictorial quietly heralded arrival of nudity
Only mere months after the U.S. Supreme Court declared nudity in art to be not obscene, Bob Mizer was among the first to feature nudity in his male...
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TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS FEATURE MIZER WORKS THROUGH LATE AUGUST
Coming off of the heels of the successful #Rawhide exhibit at Venus Over Manhattan in New York, Bob Mizer's works have now gone up on the walls of...
BOB ON VIEW: PHOTOS FROM LA MOCA
The past few months have been huge for the foundation. From the major exhibitions currently on view at MOCA and NYU to Miami Art Basel, Bob Mizer has...
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Physique Pictorial in The 1980s
Where it was once a reflection of a lively industry, filled with work from a slew of international contributors, Physique Pictorial had become a...
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Physique Pictorial, The Disco Years
Porn, cocaine and disco – these mainstays of the 1970s had America horny, hyper and ready to dance. And while they may have collectively peaked...
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Physique Pictorial in the Swinging ’60s
The 1960s brought on the rise of the quaalude, the creation of the key party and the discovery of those precocious Brits, the Beatles. For those...
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Back to the Future – Physique Pictorial in the 1950s
The first issue of Physique Pictorial was a scant 16 pages long (cover to cover), but stimulating nonetheless (at least at the time). Featuring a...