Stewart Home's Novel 'Art School Orgy' Satirizes British Art Scene with Explicit Themes

Stewart Home's novel 'Art School Orgy' blends explicit sexual content with critiques of British class structures, published by New Reality Records for £15 in softcover. Set in the fictional Republican College of Art during the late 1950s to early 1960s, it follows David Hockney's sexual awakening amid a cast of historical art figures. Characters include art dealer Robert Frazer, Viennese actionist Hermann Nitsch, Derek Boshier, R.B. Kitaj, and Richard Hamilton, depicted engaging in BDSM, CBT, and other non-artistic activities. The narrative style merges elements from Richmal Crompton's 'Just William' stories and Walter's 'My Secret Life', offering digressions on topics like naval discipline and anti-slavery campaigns by Edmund Dene Morel. It references disgraced banker Fred Godwin as a simile, exploring how sex can be weaponized beyond mere fantasy. The book serves as a meditation on the enduring influence of chumocracy in British society, without adding speculative details.