Peter Sotos | Pure

: In 1985, Sotos was arrested after issue #2 of Pure featured a photocopy from an overseas child pornography magazine on its cover. He eventually pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, receiving a suspended sentence. This event cemented his status as a pariah in the mainstream while making him a foundational figure in the "transgressive" art underground. Pure Volume One and Collected Works

Sotos frequently explores the intersections of sexual degradation and social criticism: pure peter sotos

Peter Sotos is an American writer, filmmaker, and musician, often associated with the noise music and industrial music scenes. He has been active in the avant-garde and experimental art worlds for several decades. : In 1985, Sotos was arrested after issue

: A collaborative project featuring transcripts of films by Jamie Gillis, a pioneer of "gonzo" pornography. The book includes introductions by Gillis and a foreword by Sotos that examines the "insulting elasticity of respect" and the reality of the sexual imagination. Pure Volume One and Collected Works Sotos frequently