Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago.
Today's work of "shock art:" Eakins' The Gross Clinic
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Episode #58: True Crime/Fine Art: The Mysterious Death of Ana Mendieta (and #MeToo)
Episode #57: True Crime/Fine Art: Was Walter Sickert Actually Jack the Ripper? PART 2 (Updated)
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Episode #55: True Crime/Fine Art: Caravaggio the Murderer, and Murdered?
Episode #54: True Crime/Fine Art: Otto Dix and the Plot to Kill Hitler
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Episode #53: Shock Art: Courbet's The Origin of the World (Season 5, Episode 7)
Episode #52: Shock Art: Balthus' Thérèse Dreaming (Season 5, Episode 6)
Episode #51: Shock Art: Gericault's The Raft of the Medusa (Season 5, Episode 5)
Episode #50: Shock Art: Duchamp's Fountain (Season 5, Episode 4)
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