HOT OR NOT HC

A hilarious and subversive send-up of the art world’s patriarchy—because someone had to ask: which of the great male artists are actually hot?

Art history is overflowing with men—men painting, men sculpting, men pontificating. But as Jessica Campbell points out in this wickedly funny, razor-sharp parody, there’s one crucial art historical question that’s never been answered: Which of these guys are boneable?

In Jessica Campbell’s Hot or Not, the acclaimed cartoonist and satirist delivers a museum-worthy (and occasionally museum-inappropriate) evaluation of twentieth-century male artists. Each entry begins with a straight-faced overview of the artist’s life and work before cutting to the chase with Campbell’s definitive verdict: HOT or NOT.

From Picasso to Pollock, Duchamp to Dalí, and beyond, no icon escapes her mischievous eye. With its cheeky scratch-off cover, tongue-in-cheek curator’s statement, and laugh-out-loud commentary, this book skewers the male-dominated canon while celebrating the joy of looking—and judging—for yourself.

Smart, sexy, and unapologetically funny, Jessica Campbell’s Hot or Not is both a feminist art critique and a reminder that sometimes the only proper response to patriarchy is to roast it.