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The Naked Truth On Nude Art

Durham-based photographer Dan Smith looks at issues around nude art

  The human body is one of the oldest art forms. But its exposure still raises controversy in modern society. A new exhibit by Durham-based photographer Dan Smith looks at issues around nude art from a range of perspectives: dancers, models, photographer and academics. The project, Bare: Conversations on Human Art Photographs and oral histories on the Nude is on exhibit at the Carrack Art Museum in Durham through August 23. Host Frank Stasio talks with Smith about the project.

Note: Some of the images may be unsuitable for younger viewers and may be considered NSFW.

lateral mixing (2014)
Dan Smith /
lateral mixing (2014)
You Can't Legislate Love (2012)
Dan Smith /
You Can't Legislate Love (2012)
orogensis (2013), Bunny Luna and A.J. Michaels
Dan Smith /
orogensis (2013), Bunny Luna and A.J. Michaels

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Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.