In art’s current spirit of soul searching for a sense of engagement Art 21|blog attempts to ignite the debate:
Have you ever been shocked by a work of art and if so, why? What’s your take?
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They reference Kara Walker‘s images of slave rape, and the different extreme reactions they provoke from different parts of the American psyche.
There are , of course, who’d respond by saying there’s quite enough shocking art around. That would be glib, however.