Jen Saudek

Look familiar? Soul Asylum made this image familiar to all jewel-case-keepers in the early 90's. There's also a photo of a buff guy with a baby that became a permanent fixture in many college dorm rooms. Both compliments of Jan Saudek. You might say this infamous Czech photographer has a lot more up his sleeve, that is, if there were any clothing in his photography. His collection only gets more naked and nympho-maniacal. Nothing is off-limits and there is plenty of knee-shifting from exhibition visitors, due to the combination of sexual, masochistic, sadist and familial images. But this is Jan's style and I appreciated his illumination of our most instinctual, but often unspoken urges. You can catch this retrospective exhibition off the Old Town Square in Prague until June 30th. Check him out at www.saudek.com for his next opening.