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Sex (Book) - For other meanings of Sex, see Sex (disambiguation).
Sex is a 1992 coffee table-size book by Madonna and photographer Steven Meisel which accompanied the release of her fifth studio album Erotica. The book (ISBN 0-446-51732-1) featured strong adult content and graphic photographs depicting simulations of sexual acts and BDSM. The book caused huge publicity at the time of release, primarily leading to bad press and negative attitude toward the star. Now long out of print, the book could be seen as a collectors item among fans, especially copies of the book that remain in their original foil sealed packaging. Some of the pages vary in type of paper, texture, and size. The text varies from handwritten to printed, with eyebending typefaces and colors, to a plain, and a bit out-of-place, copyright page. The images are collages of ripped and pasted prints, proof sheets, and entire pages in monochromes and full color. Depicted are acts of lesbianism, sadomasochism, rape as well as flirtations with paedophilia and bestiality. None of these acts are literally depicted, instead only hinted at or simulated. Besides Madonna, also featured in the book are model Naomi Campbell, actress Isabella Rossellini, and rappers Big Daddy Kane and Vanilla Ice. Included with the book is the CD single titled "Erotic". It contains remixes of the song "Erotica", not available elsewhere. The back cover is stamped with a serial number. With numbers in the hundreds of thousands there may be too many of them to really be collectors items. This and other controversial books (that become defaced, so are not on the open shelves) can generally be found in your public library by asking the librarian. The contents of the book are available on line somewhere in the world at all times, even if the location varies due to copyright enforcement (e.g. http://www.geocities.com/madonnauncovered/members/sexbook01.htm).
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