The Nipple Revival

The Nipple Revival is a archival book project. It all started when I posted a picture on Instagram of Helmut Newton’s Sumo: 20th Anniversary Edition—the one with Henriette Allais on the cover. Not long after, Instagram took it down for “display of nudity.” For decades, the female nipple has been hidden, blurred, or outright banned in media, advertising, and public spaces—while the male nipple remains freely displayed. Even searching for paintings or artworks featuring nudity today, many are censored by platforms like Google under “SafeSearch.” My ongoing research explores this double standard by looking at magazines, books, and ads from the 1980s to today, tracing how the visibility of the female nipple has shifted over time.

- OO