[img]2870|right|||no_popup[/img]Supreme Court Justice Porter Stewart famously said, “I know [pornography] when I see it.”

“Slightly Scandalous,” an art exhibition opening Thursday in the FineArts Gallery on the campus of West Los Angeles College, showcases 10 well-known Los Angeles artists who titillate and deal with eroticism. Sometimes they walk the fine line of what Justice Stewart’s “it” is.

The exhibit is curated by Molly Barnes, a renowned art dealer, curator and radio personality. She currently is an artist-in- residence at West Los Angeles College. In addition to sharing her wealth of experience and knowledge with the college’s aspiring artists, Ms. Barnes coordinates free exhibits and lectures open to the public. 
 
 Among featured artists in the new exhibit:

John Altoon, who died in 1969 at 44, was described by the Los Angeles Times as “the great American painter of the great American sexual revolution.” LACMA is running a retrospective of his sexy paintings.

Jim Morphesis, a prior winner of LACMA’s outstanding young talent award, paints nude men and has an upcoming retrospective at Pasadena Museum of Living California Arts.

Robert Williams is best known for founding the largest subscription art magazine in the world, “Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine.” His book “the Lowbrow Art of Robt. Williams,” features his comic illustrations from Zap Comix.

Mary Woronov is a Warhol superstar. In addition to painting and working for Andy Warhol, she appeared in many John Walter films, including “Down and Out in Beverly Hills.”

James Scott, a Brit by birth, paints the down side of Hollywood, including one of the Miramax brothers exiting a limo with hookers. Also being shown are his films about other artists, including David Hockney  and Claes Oldenberg.
 
Other artists will include Les Biller, Derek Boshier, Mauro Caputo, Rene DeLoffre and Dave Smith.

Ms. Long-Coffee may be contacted at longcofm@wlac.edu