Cult movie director and artist John Waters has teamed up with acclaimed critic and curator Bruce Hainley to offer a unique, provocative and personal interpretation of sex and sexuality today for this remarkable and original 'exhibition in a book' which will appeal to anyone interested in exploring the place of sex within contemporary society and discovering how it continues to inspire and provoke our leading artists..'Contemporary art is sex it's all about sex', Waters tells us, and he and Hainley have selected and carefully arranged a wide range of work, from startling graphic depictions of the body and sexual acts to abstract images suggesting the erotic. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography and video - all find their place here. In a frank and often hilarious conversation, the authors talk about their selection and their placing of the works. Along the way, they consider many of the issues raised by the art and discuss - with humour and seriousness alike - how it reflects attitudes towards sex and and the body in today's world.