‘Physique’ by Vince Aletti, Reviewed

‘Physique’ by Vince Aletti, Reviewed

The photography critic’s book explores the zone between art and porn Bob Mizer, Athletic Model Guild, ca. 1950, from Physique (2025) by Vince Aletti. Courtesy the artist, SPBH Editions, and MACK Featuring 250 photographic prints from the collection of New York-based photography critic Vince Aletti (whose other claim to fame is that he was the first person to write about disco), this is a book that records (mainly young) men who were in ‘great sh…