Art
The Ain Sakhri lovers, a carved stone object held at the British Museum, is the oldest known depiction of a couple having sex. It was found in the Ain Sakhri cave in the Judean desert.
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Famous quotes containing the word art:
“... one of art photographys most vigorous enterprises[is] concentrating on victims, on the unfortunatebut without the compassionate purpose that such a project is expected to serve.”
—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)
“The finest works of art are those in which there is the least matter. The closer expression comes to thought, the more the word clings to the idea and disappears, the more beautiful the work of art.”
—Gustave Flaubert (18211880)
“Postmodern agenda: the peep show is the art form; the voyeur is the protagonist; the goal is excitement from a safe distance; the alibi is that its all ironic.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)