Model and photographer at the same time is an uncommon kind of art only some people are able to manage. Narcissism a little bit exhibitionism and some table spoons of voyeurism are absolutely necessary attributes for the extraordinary self performance which Nora Ness only creates in front of a mirror.

From figurines to photographs, each of these 36 pieces of erotic art (from the eponymously titled exhibit sponsored jointly by the Kinsey Institute and the Indiana University School of Fine Arts) is accompanied by brief essays concerning historical and cultural backgrounds and aesthetic commentary.

This seductive volume features a recently rediscovered cache of captivating portraits from another time and place: a golden age of cinema and cabaret in Vienna of the 1920s and 1930s. The Manasses, a husband-and-wife team from the Vienesse beau monde, used retouching techniques to create surreal and noir images that seethe with an erotic symbolism barely concealed beneath a mask of glorious styling, elegant poses, and extravagant costumes.