Book on F.N. Souza | Arts and the man

To give the publishers their due, the flap of the dust jacket gives you fair warning: “Be prepared to be shocked, bewildered and amazed. Beware—since most of Souza’s art images overlap with your personal unconscious, you will be triggered. Everything you have repressed and rejected will stare back at you in full glory.” In his ‘Introduction’, art historian Debashish Banerji continues the heads-up mode: “Undoubtedly, the bulk of this book is devo­ted to Souza’s depictions of women and sex.”