Look, I’m not saying I’m not interested in her Asimov… and let’s just take it as read that her Heinleins are all in order, but I’m a jaded guy of the internet age, so it’s hard for me to get that excited unless I can at least see whether she’s got any Vinge. And it just figures that the way they shot it, her Nagatas are just out of view.
Of course it is. It’s a well composed and executed portrait of a human being literally embodying her passion and profession, and a photograph of an ideal female form besides. How is it not art?
It’s certainly commerce. It’s all about what this business sells. Can something be art and commerce at the same time? Sure, movies do it all the time. Yes. It’s Art. Among other things.
Because you are a boring drudge desperately looking for something to be offended by. If you want to see photos of naked male bodypainted bookstore owners, why haven’t you taken any yourself?