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Catherine Opie: O At Lacma Analysis

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The Catherine Opie: O at LACMA was a rather small exhibition of photos in which interactions depicting sadomasochism, usually through sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain as with her participation in San Francisco’s bondage community. This explores the tension between private desire and the public face by showing sexual practices which are usually unseen by the public. I see this as a relation in which one acts to fit into society while in their minds or personal time behave very differently - to draw a line between public life and “secret” life. Her work seemed rather alluring to me as others would avoid or found little interest

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