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I really don't see what all of the uproar is. Cindy Sherman in some of her more grotesque works, Jock Sturges (previously mentioned), Joel Peter Witkin (in most everything that I've seen of his), Andreas Serrano (Piss Christ), and even Robert Mapplethorpe with his "in your face" homo-erotic images are more disturbing to me than the photograph that Mark posted. And yes, I do show the work of the aforementioned photographers to my college students and in 10 years haven't heard a single complaint yet. But all of these artists/photographers get us thinking and discussing the medium and contemplating exactly what art is on both personal and public levels. Gotta love those discussions! As for me, I'm still trying to find a way to include Ann Geddes' work in a presentation that includes Witkin's work too... Hans On Apr 12, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Emily L. Ferguson wrote:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain
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