In 46 UNCENSORED, Mario Testino reveals a keen sense of contemporary art, curating a selection of scintillating artworks themed around desire and sex. Testino selects sexually provocative works by artists like Marlene Dumas, Thomas Ruff, Ghada Amer, and Tracey Emin, many of which were rendered on customized tactile inserts like latex. “Sex is so integral to life,” Testino says. “If it wasn’t for sex, life would not exist. From that, one can derive so much inspiration.” The issue also contains a special portfolio of the photographer’s unpublished work, including five original prints of couples in their most intimate moments. A swatch of supermodel Gisele Bündchen’s bedsheets accompanies each copy.
