Ugly: The Aesthetics of Everything

'The more you think about ugliness, the more you look at ugliness, the more elusive the idea becomes.' With the aid of illustrations as diverse as a portrait of Lord Voldemort and a photograph of a B52 bomber, the renowned art and cultural commentator Stephen Bayley chases the concept of ugliness, posing questions such as: is it natural to be disgusted; is science aesthetically neutral; and is ugliness a deterrent to success?