For 13 years, New York’s Museum of Sex — MoSex for short — has enlightened, educated and titillated patrons with a variety of explicit exhibits covering all aspects of sexuality.
How explicit?
Well, visitors who step from the stairs into the first exhibition floor see a larger than life video loop of Linda Lovelace performing oral sex.
Not enough to arouse your attention?
Well, there is always the fun and frolicking Tunnel of Love G-Spot Mirror Maze or the art exhibit dedicated to how different species mate with each other.
My view?
When the museum opened, it promised to be an interesting and intelligent addition to the cultural landscape.
Now, it would seem, it’s also taken on the tacky allure of a naughty fairground aimed at a juvenile market, just like Sexpo and the way most adult websites are presented.
Shame.
Amanda x
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