Showing skin. The birthday suit. Buck nekkid. Au naturel. It all might make for good art, but it also matters what you call it. Naked and nude, for instance, derive from different roots — the German nakt and the French nu, respectively. The first suggests an embarrassing or dirty lack of clothing; the second signifies the intentional bare-all pose. One is lewd, the other noble. If it still sounds like splitting hairs, head to the Tacoma Erotic Art Show June 12-13 at The Robert Daniel Gallery, and decide what is lewd or noble.

Besides art on the walls, expect a screening of the fetishes documentary Why Do We Hide?, live performance by The Little Red Studio and, oh hell, nudity, people, nudity.

[The Robert Daniel Gallery, Friday, June 12-Saturday, June 13, 9 p.m., 18+, bar with ID, $10 (includes one drink), 2501 S. Fawcett Ave., Tacoma, 253.227.1407]