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August 21, 2006
Larry Clark's latest Kid: There's no mystery
"Larry Clark is used to his work shocking other people," Stephen Applebaum writes in the Guardian about Impaled, the photographer-director's documentary contribution to Destricted, which auditions teen boys for a hookup with a fortysomething porn star. 
Here's how Clark describes the sexual oddities of his young wannabes: "There's no mystery. You fuck, you pull out, and you come on the girl - that's the way to have sex. It's shocking to me. I had no idea, I swear to God. But it makes sense," he reflects. "If kids see that they think that's the way to do it." Consequently, anal intercourse is also high-up on their sexual desiderata, especially [his star's]. However, accidents will happen, and poor Daniel's fantasy turns into something resembling a porno blooper reel. ... "While Clark's critics frequently accuse him of exploitation, he regards himself as a truth teller. Impaled is art, not pornography, he argues, "because I'm an artist and I made it and it works". [Photo © Leah Missbach Day.]
Posted by Ray Pride at August 21, 2006 05:44 PM
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