Panel: The Next Wave of Eroticism and Sexuality in Art

Panel- 18+ and Older.

Those making the most interesting work relating to sexuality right now aren't waiting for mainstream culture to catch up. They're building new forms — in film, performance, technology, and community — that refuse the false choice between art and explicitness. This panel brings together directors, performers, and artists whose work treats sexuality as a site of genuine artistic inquiry that isn’t softened for galleries, not reduced to content nor cleaned up for brand partnerships. What does it mean to make erotic art now in a landscape of platform censorship, AI-generated content, and consumerism that wants to absorb everything into a product?

With

• Shu Lea Cheang
• Carmen María Machado
• Paulita Pappel