How far is too far? Contemporary artists have made work depicting graphic sexual acts, damaging property, injuring their own bodies, or paying others to alter theirs. But when does art cross the line from avant-garde to unacceptable?
TitleHow far is too far? Contemporary artists have made work depicting graphic sexual acts, damaging property, injuring their own bodies, or paying others to alter theirs. But when does art cross the line from avant-garde to unacceptable?
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Art in America, international review ; no. 7 (juli/aug. 2008), p.144 - 149
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MaterialArticle
Subject1951-2000, 2000-2010, beroepsethiek, kunsten, kunstenaars
Persons keyword Marina Abramovic, Vito Acconci, Paul McCarthy, Andres Serrano, Diana Thater