Shock Art

What is Shock Art?

Shock Art is an art movement that uses disturbing images, scents, or sounds to provoke a strong, often shocked, reaction from viewers. It is often regarded as a form of social commentary, with critics and supporters debating whether its impact is positive or negative. Shock Art frequently employs taboo, obscene, or outrageous elements to challenge societal norms and provoke critical thought.
I Loved My Innocence

Tracey Emin

I Loved My Innocence, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 5,800

Tivoli (portfolio of 7)

Jan Fabre

Tivoli (portfolio of 7), 1990

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,890

Performances

Vanessa Beecroft

Performances, 2000

Limited Edition Print

Offset Print

Currently Not Available

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, T

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, T, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, R

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, R, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, P

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, P, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, M

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, M, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, I

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, I, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, C

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, C, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, A

Hermann Nitsch

96 Aktion – Giardini San Martino, Napoli, A, 1996

Photography

Photograph

EUR 1,830

Smoking Stella

Jan Fabre

Smoking Stella, 2020

Photography

Mixed Media

EUR 5,000

The Papercut Portfolio

Weiwei Ai

The Papercut Portfolio, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

L.O.V.E. (1:28) (White)

Maurizio Cattelan

L.O.V.E. (1:28) (White), 2010

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

Personal sentimentalism in photography

Nobuyoshi Araki

Personal sentimentalism in photography, 2000

Photography

Photograph

Currently Not Available

Mythology

Nobuyoshi Araki

Mythology, 2001/2019

Photography

Gelatin Silver Print

EUR 5,000

Cloaca x rayed B/W

Wim Delvoye

Cloaca x rayed B/W, 2003

Photography

C-Print

EUR 14,500

Décollage

Décollage is an art technique involving the removal, cutting, or tearing away of parts of an original image. The term comes from the French word meaning to take off or to unstick. Artists use this method to challenge or replace existing values, often symbolically tearing away influences from media or conventional thinking.

Anti-art

Anti-Art refers to artwork that challenges traditional definitions of art. The term is often attributed to artist Marcel Duchamp, who pioneered the use of readymades—everyday objects presented as art. These works defied conventional expectations that art should adhere to traditional or high art standards.

Comic Strip art

Comic strip art refers to artwork that utilizes the subject matter and commercial printing techniques found in comic strips. In the 1960s, a group of artists began creating paintings that incorporated Ben-Day dots—commonly used in comics and advertising—to produce highly graphic designs in bright colors, using traditional art media.

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