Allen Jones: ‘The thing about eroticism is that it forces a response’

Mark Hudson | The Telegraph | 7th November 2015

Abstract expressionism inspired British Pop artist Alan Jones’s to think afresh about figurative art. True to his word, he produced highly sexualized female forms that were hugely controversial. Now a celebrated member of the Royal Academy, he has no regrets: “I liked [the images] because they were dangerous… they suggested new ways of depicting the figure that weren’t dressed up for public consumption.” A short (2 min) video is here.