Going to the Morgue with Andres Serrano: Provocation as Revelation
Originally displayed in Paula Cooper Gallery in New York City’s SoHo district, Andres Serrano’s The Morgue series continued the artist’s controversial and transgressive work. Set against a black backdrop in a mortuary, he photographed dead bodies in different stages of decomposition. In this article...
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Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 6 |
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B Secularization B Flannery O’Connor B Grotesque B Andres Serrano B transgressive art B death and dying |
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