Shock Value

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Lauren Peng (CC0)

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June 04, 2017

Do remember the first time you saw a piece of art or heard a piece of music that shocked you?  Something you immediately knew your parents would hate?  Remember how good it felt, to like something bad?

In this show, we're talking about shock value — the virtues of transgressive, subversive, rule-breaking art.  As an aesthetic and a way of life.  

 

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