Art and Controversy Aside from central questions such as “what is art?” and “What is good art?” There are times when art becomes controversial. A few examples might be: ● Censorship Images or language depicting explicit sex or violence are the most obvious areas of controversy. Some religious people might be deeply offended by irreverent depictions of religious figures ● Ownership Rights to music, texts or images. ●The materials used. For example Gunter von Hagen’s exhibits consist of plastinated corpses, including one corpse of a pregnant woman with her belly opened to reveal an unborn child within.

Gunter von Hagen and one of his exhibits source:http://hugsandi

● How a piece is created Jill Greenberg gave lollipops to small children then took them away. When they cried, she photographed them. She maintains that the pictures are “a metaphorical comment on the Bush administration” (The Sunday Times Magazine, August 2006)

Examples of Greenbergs work Source:http://www. yardwear

The French artist ‘Orlan’ uses her own body as her canvas and is most famous for the plastic surgery she has undergone in the name of art Source: http://www.stanford.edu/class/history34q/readings/Orlan/Orlan.html

British artist “Banksy” works through the medium of graffiti. The Law British artist “Banksy” works through the medium of graffiti. But isn’t it against the law to deface walls in public places? Source: http://www.banksy.co.uk/outdoors/horizontal_1.htm

Cost and accessibility Like this? Source:http://www.theartnewspaper.com/imgart/hirst-skull.jpg

It’s called “For The Love of God” It was made by artist Damien Hirst and it sold for £50000000 (that’s nearly 74 million euros)

Finally, who could resist…. Source: http://www.usmagazine.com/stylebeauty/news/lady-gaga-meant-no-disrespect-by-wearing-a-meat-dress-at-the-vmas-2010139

But just so you know…Gaga wasn’t the first to put the beef on… This was the cover to The Undertones’ album “All Wrapped Up” in 1983 http://www.chartattack.com/node/88747