
From phallic statues and racy antique urns to homoerotic etchings and orgiastic paintings, the pieces portrayed in this eclectic collection of images pay homage to men—and men on men—via a very special voyage through the history of art.
Gilles Néret (1933-2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer, and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L'Oeil and Connaisance des Arts and received the Elie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. Néret's many titles for TASCHEN include Sal...