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* [http://twitter.com/natachamerritt Natacha Merritt on Twitter] |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/natachamerritt Natacha Merritt on YouTube] |
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Revision as of 10:35, 21 February 2012
Natacha Merritt (born 1977) is an American photographer, artist and biologist. Her 2000 book Digital Diaries was published by Taschen.[1]About her work, Rolling Stone wrote "Her eerily intimate depictions of fucking and sucking transcend smut. Even literate smut.” [2] Merritt has been called a cheap self-promoter,[1] a ground-breaker,[3] and the contemporary counterpart of Anaïs Nin.[4] She cataloged her sexual history on the internet through explicit photographs and drew the attention of photographer Eric Kroll, leading to the release of her photos as Digital Diaries.[5]
Merritt was a guest speaker at the Ars Electronica Festival in Austria[1] and in Melbourne at the AGIdeas 2002 conference.[5]In 2003 she was one of the creators of Zumanity for Cirque du Soleil. In 2008 she sold the rights for an Insect Circus to Cirque du Soleil. The show became Ovo (currently touring).
In Merritt’s latest book Sexual Selection (Bongout, 2012) she compares and contrasts the sexual intricacies of plants and insects with her own elaborate sexuality. She returned to higher education to study evolutionary biology, noting “The leap makes sense when you are passionate about sex. All roads lead to evolutionary biology, speciation and genetics.”[6]
Books
- Sexual Selection 2012[7][8] with introduction by Richard Prince
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Natacha-Merrittsexy_thoughts.jpg
Projection Designer
In 2003 Natacha Merritt worked as part of the creative team as projection designer for Cirque du Soleil’s erotic show Zumanity (currently at the NYNY Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas). [11]
External links
- Natacha Merritt Official web site
- Pre-order 'Sexual Selection'
- 'Sexual Selection' on Facebook
- Natacha Merritt on Twitter
- Natacha Merritt on YouTube
References
- ^ a b c Kettman, Steve (19 October 2000). "The Narcissist". LA Weekly. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ Healy, Mark (June 8 2000). "NATACHA KINKY". ROLLING STONE. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Gordon, Daphne (29 October 2000). "Portrait of the artist as a young slut ; A generation of women are taking back the once-taboo title by celebrating their sex drives in their art". Toronto Star. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ Jakubowski, Maxim (6 May 2000). "The eyes of the beholder". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ a b Mangan, John (27 April 2002). "California's controversial digital diarist does Melbourne". The Age. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ http://www.bongout.org
- ^ "Natacha Merritt, fotografías explícitas". portavoz.tv. Feb 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ http://www.bongout.org
- ^ Bowman, David (May 6, 2000). "Digital Diaries: Natacha Merritt's photographs of herself giving head are a high-tech display of sexual narcissism". Salon.com. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ Kettmann, Steve (6 September 2000). "Sexual Artist Enjoys the Freedom". wired.com. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/zumanity/show/creators/natacha-merritt.aspx
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