“Sex and Art” by Makoto Aida. Price: ¥1600. Paperback. "Dog," by Makoto Aida, a leading contemporary Japanese artist, has been subjected to numerous criticisms, including protests against its removal from the 2012 Mori Art Museum exhibition. Why did Aida paint the "cruel" images of naked girls? Breaking the taboo of an artist explaining their own work, he writes for the first time about his motives and intentions. The dilemma of expressing imperfect humanity while bearing the weight of history. A confession that is almost a "testament." I purchased this new on Amazon.