If you are a regular visitor to the V & A Museum in London, or the Met in NY or the Uffizzi in Florence, you may have unknowingly already met Brit Queer Art Historian JACK SHOULDER. You may have spotted him surreptitiously taking photos of famous statues from the back! It was all to publish his Art Book that overnight became both a best seller m and a firm favorite in the QUEERGURU Office.

MUSCLE BUMS is a delicious art history book that takes you on a whirlwind tour of the finest rear ends in museums around the world—from the lusciously rendered bottoms of Renaissance painting to the abstract curves of contemporary art. Jack Shoulder and his co-writer pair illuminate social commentary, historical context, and lively captions with captivating depictions of tasteful—and sometimes cheeky—bums in art. 

(Please note, all American readers, we aren’t talking about homeless tramps here)

On the eve of the publication of his next book, HOTTES IN ART , Shoulder sat down. with QUEERGURU to wax lyrically on his two favorite subjects: art and bums