List-making is a modern day obsession, from the top 100 singles of the 90s to the top 100 actors of all time. Top 100s are an easy-access option for popular culture and continually used in newspaper lists, radio count-downs and TV compilation shows.
From Michelangelo’s David to Helmut Newton’s erotic nudes, artists have always been obsessed with capturing the human body at its peak.
Olympic athletes at the height of their physical powers are one notion of the body beautiful (which has been portrayed, fetishised, manipulated or represented by artists across the centuries) brought to life.
