Twilight of the American Idols 13 April 2010, Cervera de los Montes A4 (29,7 x 21,0 cm) Ballpoint pen and acrylic color on paper i The image is from a London prostitute advertisement. Pre-op, pre-operative, refers to a sex reassignment surgery. American Idol is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer is a book by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, written in 1888. Tags: prostitution, transsexual, London, America, idol 405 / 779