Sex and TerrorThe fascinus, or phallus, was at the heart of classical Roman art and life. No god was more represented in ancient Rome than the phallic deity Priapus, and the fescennine verses, one of the earliest forms of Roman poetry, accompanied the celebrations of Priapus, the harvest, and fertility. But with this emphasis on virility also came an emphasis on power and ideas of possession and protection. In Sex and Terror, Pascal Quignard looks closely at this

5 x 20 x 1 cm

He records haunting dreams in detail and speaks of the state of society and the future of art

which gradually come together to form a scintillating portrait of the funny

yet immensely real and endearing

whose ‘humanism’

approaching them as popular inventions that attempt to make sense of human existence in the face of an overwhelming and often hostile environment

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The exhibition showcased the dazzling oeuvre of the painter that is virtually a national treasure

journalists Behram Contractor

broken by silences

academic and art historian - Shanay Jhaveri

with the bulk of the material coming from the period between 1980 and the present