QUOTES 1/9/2020

“FANCY yourself an art buff? . . . the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia . . . [is] offering adults only ‘naked tours’ led by Melbourne-based artist, Stuart Ringholt, in a move designed to get participants up close and personal with the works.  There are strictly no clothes allowed, so those wanting to join the tour will have to step out of their comfort zones and strip down to their birthday suits.  The idea is that audiences will gain a new perspective on the MCA Collection by removing material barriers between artist and observer.  The work deals with themes of fear and embarrassment, and the potentially liberating effects of enjoying art in the buff. . . the MCA’s nude tours [are] aimed to expand the long history of naked art.  ‘No longer do we look at depictions of the nude in say painting, but (we) look at ourselves.’” - http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/museum-of-contemporary-art-offers-naked-tours-to-brave-art-buffs/news-story/82571cf17e22b0317bd70abc6ba62ca2

“SUZANNE & WAYNE: Long Time Nude Cruisers” (Video) - https://vimeo.com/135491018

“Let’s Cruise Together Naked!” – Eleni Nicolaou, http://www.viglanatura.com/to-be-or-not-to-be-naked

“There’s just something about people leaving their fabulous cars and taking off their expensive watches.  Everybody is just on that same level and you’re meeting somebody for who they actually are.” – Nikki, http://www.theplaidzebra.com/spent-afternoon-naked-public-nothing-weird/?utm_content=buffer2a506&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

“The Mormon church . . . [has included] the idea of nakedness and anointing with oil . . . by having candidates undress in private, and then don a loose tabard, enabling the priest to anoint certain parts of the body with oil whilst preserving modesty and being spared the sight of naked flesh.” – Philip Carr-Gomm, A Brief History of Nakedness, 2013, p. 77

“. . . nakedness involves not only fun and fellowship but also a strong element of spirituality. . . To say that social nudity can be a spiritual experience may sound ridiculous to some, but, for me, that is exactly what it has become over the last 25 years.” – David Chizum, Vol. 9, # 1, p. 11.

“Last weekend my friends and I teamed up for the naked trail race at Sunny Rest naturist resort in Pennsylvania, and we scored two trophies, including the absolute first!” - https://activenaturists.net/2014/06/28/active-naturists-team-gets-gold-at-the-bouncing-buns-trail-race/