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Pornography (colloquially known as porn or porno) is sexual subject material such as a picture, video, text, or audio that is intended for sexual arousal. Made for consumption by adults, pornographic depictions have evolved from cave paintings, some forty millennia ago, to modern virtual reality presentations. A general distinction of adults-only sexual content is made-classifying it as pornography or erotica.

The oldest artifacts considered pornographic were discovered in Germany in 2008 and are dated to be at least 35,000 years old. Throughout the history of erotic depictions, various people made attempts to suppress them under obscenity laws, censor, or make them illegal. Such grounds and even the definition of pornography have differed in various historical, cultural, and national contexts. The Indian Sanskrit text Kama Sutra (3rd century CE) contained prose, poetry, and illustrations regarding sexual behavior, and the book was celebrated; while the British English text Fanny Hill (1748), considered "the first original English prose pornography," has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books. In the late 19th century, a film by Thomas Edison that depicted a kiss was denounced as obscene in the United States, whereas Eugène Pirou's 1896 film Bedtime for the Bride was received very favorably in France. Starting from the mid-twentieth century on, societal attitudes towards sexuality became more lenient in the Western world where legal definitions of obscenity were made limited. In 1969, Blue Movie by Andy Warhol became the first film to depict unsimulated sex that received a wide theatrical release in the United States. This was followed by the "Golden Age of Porn" (1969–1984). The introduction of home video and the World Wide Web in the late 20th century led to global growth in the pornography business. Beginning in the 21st century, greater access to the Internet and affordable smartphones made pornography more mainstream. (Full article...)

Erotica is art, literature or photography that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics regard pornography as a type of erotica, but many consider it to be different. Erotic art may use any artistic form to depict erotic content, including painting, sculpture, drama, film or music. Erotic literature and erotic photography have become genres in their own right. Erotica also exists in a number of subgenres including gay, lesbian, women's, monster, tentacle erotica and bondage erotica.

The term erotica is derived from the feminine form of the ancient Greek adjective: ἐρωτικός (erōtikós), from ἔρως (érōs)—words used to indicate lust, and sexual love. (Full article...)

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Shunga (春画) is a type of Japanese erotic art typically executed as a kind of ukiyo-e, often in woodblock print format. While rare, there are also extant erotic painted handscrolls which predate ukiyo-e. Translated literally, the Japanese word shunga means picture of spring; "spring" is a common euphemism for sex.

Shunga, as a subset of ukiyo-e, was enjoyed by all social groups in the Edo period, despite being out of favor with the shogunate. The ukiyo-e movement sought to idealize contemporary urban living and appeal to the new chōnin class. Shunga followed the aesthetics of everyday life and widely varied in its depictions of sexuality. Most ukiyo-e artists made shunga at some point in their careers. (Full article...)

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Sex is a 1992 coffee table book written by American singer Madonna, with photography by Steven Meisel Studio and Fabien Baron. It was edited by Glenn O'Brien and published by Warner Books, Maverick and Callaway. The book features adult content including softcore pornography and simulations of sexual acts including sadomasochism.

Madonna developed Sex after Judith Regan of Simon & Schuster publishers suggested a book of erotic photographs. She wrote it as a character named "Mistress Dita", inspired by 1930s film actress Dita Parlo. It was influenced by punk rock and fashion figures including Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton and Robert Mapplethorpe. The photos were shot in early 1992 in New York City and Miami, in locations including hotels, burlesque theaters, and city streets. The book includes cameos by actress Isabella Rossellini, rappers Big Daddy Kane and Vanilla Ice, model Naomi Campbell, gay porn star Joey Stefano, actor Udo Kier, and socialite Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg. The cover is made of aluminium, spiral bound and wrapped in a Mylar sheet.

Madonna's publishers were apprehensive about the release and the book's commercial potential. It was released on October 21, 1992, the day after Madonna's fifth studio album Erotica. A CD single was also packaged with the book which contained the song "Erotic", a song similar in composition to her similarly named single "Erotica". It sold over 150,000 copies on its first day in the United States, and topped the New York Times Best Seller list for three weeks. In a matter of days, Sex went on to sell more than 1.5 million copies worldwide and remains the best and fastest-selling coffee table book. It also remains as one of the most in-demand out-of-print publications of all time. (Full article...)

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The Autobiography of a Flea Fifty Shades of Grey Story of the Eye Story of O Fanny Hill Jin Ping Mei Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle Lady Chatterley's Lover The Songs of Bilitis The 120 Days of Sodom Kama Sutra Lolita Tropic of Cancer (novel) Josephine Mutzenbacher Tijuana bible Emmanuelle (novel)

Slideshow of selected contemporary images

Image 1Michael Lucas, Nonie, Rafael Alencar, David Shankbone, and Ernesta Alamirano in Fire Island Pines
Image 2Michele_Merkin - Glamour photography
Image 3Joanna Jet - transsexual pornographic actress and director
Image 4Francois Sagat, Folsom Street Fair
Image 5Pierre Woodman filming in Australia
Image 6The COLT Studio Group, San Francisco
Image 7Tila Tequila
Image 8Louise Glover
Image 9Hentai style of art, originally from Japan
Image 10Daisy Marie posing with a fan at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 11Hentai Manga, Japan
Image 12Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood
Image 13Xaviera Hollander, author and former Sex worker
Image 14Lupe Fuentes
Image 15Sean Michaels - pornographic actor.
Image 16Erotic actress and public health advocate Sharon Mitchell.
Image 17Figure 12 in Zillmann, Dolf: "Effects of Prolonged Consumption of Pornography", included in the Report of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Pornography and Public Health, United States Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, August 4, 1986
Image 18Jenna Jameson
Image 19Dean Flynn and Chi Chi LaRue
Image 20Pornographic actor and director Miles Long (submitted by self)
Image 21Swedish/Tanzanian Playmate of the Year Ida Ljungqvist
Image 22Raylene
Image 23Pornographic DVDs, Japan, "Kawaii" section
Image 24Audrey Hollander - American porn star
Image 25Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair
Image 26Rocco Siffredi
Image 27Cindy Margolis
Image 28Katsuni - French pornographic actress.
Image 29Sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in Haugesund harbour, Norway

Image 29Sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in Haugesund harbour, Norway
Image 30Carmen Luvana, Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 31Hugh Hefner with Karissa Shannon, Dasha Astafieva, and Kristina Shannon
Image 32Bondage pornography, showing classic "wrist to ankle" rope hogtie. Other bondage methods depicted are breast bondage, elbow bondage, head to ankle tie, knees tied, and a crotch rope. Model is also wearing a muzzle gag.
Image 33Example of Erotic photography
Image 34Lisa Ann
Image 35Playmate of the_Year Corinna Harney
Image 36Rebeca Linares at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2009
Image 37Shy Love at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2012
Image 38Penthouse Pet Dani Daniels, wearing Penthouse key necklace
Image 39Playmate of the Year and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spokesperson Pamela Anderson, signing DVDs at the USS Halsey
Image 40Pornographic film set. Pictured from left to right: Cali Chase, Mikey Butders, and a photographer identified as "Nicole."
Image 41World map showing laws of general pornography
Image 42Valentina Nappi at the AVN Awards Show, Las Vegas, Nevada on 21 January 2017
Image 43Dana DeArmond
Image 44Karen McDougal
Image 45Jessie Andrews
Image 46Playboy Playmate Alison Waite
Image 47Pornographic actress and cosplayer Tanya Tate as She-Ra
Image 48A Fluffer hands gay porn performers Jake Starr (seated) and Erik Grant (lying) items needed for a scene in the 2008 Lucas Entertainment production Pounding the Pavement.
Image 49Silvia Saint, wearing a Bomis tee-shirt (a site previously run by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia).
Image 50American pornographic actor Ron Jeremy. One of top Porn Stars of All Time.
Image 51Transsexual pornographic actress Erica Andrews

Slideshow of selected historical images

Image 1Roman oil lamp portraying intercourse
Image 2Erotic engraving supposedly after Agostino Carracci (1557–1602)
Image 3The Venus of Willendorf prehistoric sculpture
Image 4Illustration from La Grande Danse macabre des vifs, Martin van Maële (1905)
Image 5Katsushika Hokusai, "The Adonis Plant (Fukujusô)" Woodblock, ca. 1815, Japan Shunga
Image 6Erotic art, India, 18th century
Image 7Erotic scene. Rim of an Attic red-figure kylix, c. 510 BC., ancient Greece
Image 8Miniature from 15th century Persian book
Image 9Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 10Illustration from Juliette by the Marquis de Sade.
Image 11Hokusai, Untamed Lion, From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 12Two Lovers, by Reza Abbasi.
Image 13Hokusai, Untitled (Plate No. 4) From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 14A Mercury Priapus figure from Pompeii, ancient Rome
Image 15Erotic art, 18th century India
Image 16Nineteenth century nude photograph.
Image 17A rape scene by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (ca.1797-1861).
Image 18The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, an erotic woodcut made circa 1820 by Hokusai.
Image 19Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 20Erotic detail from the Vishwanath temple at the Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Image 21Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho
Image 22Indian Princess, by Richard Borrmeister [de] (1888?)
Image 23Classical Greek Bas Relief showing "Cowgirl" position
Image 24Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India, taken by User:Ggia
Image 25Silenus and maenad. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, ca. 480 BC. From Vulci, ancient Greece
Image 26Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 27Johann Nepomuk Geiger, watercolor, 1840
Image 28Nights of Horror, panel by Joe Shuster (public domain)
Image 29Shunga, Japan (ca 1750)
Image 30Traditional pederastic courtship scene on an Athenian black-figure amphora from the 5th century B.C.
Image 31Cunnilingus portrayed at Pompeii - Source: John R. Clarke: Ars Erotica. Darmstadt: Primus 2009
Image 32Hadrian engaging in anal sex with Antinous in Egypt, portrayed by Édouard-Henri Avril.

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