The Great Scandals of Art
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- Which artist created “Luncheon on the Grass,” a painting that scandalized the audience at the Salon des Refusés in 1863?
- Which work by Marcel Duchamp, presented in 1917, caused a major scandal?
- Which artist made headlines in 2019 for a work titled “Comedian,” which consisted of a banana taped to a wall?
- Which body of work by Robert Mapplethorpe, included in The Perfect Moment exhibition, became central to the debate over public funding of art?
- Which painting by Gustave Courbet was considered so provocative that it was hidden behind a curtain by its first owner?
- Which work by Kazimir Malevich marked a radical turning point in abstract art?
- What controversial installation by Ai Weiwei, consisting of 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds, was displayed at the Tate Modern in London in 2010?
- Who is the artist behind “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living,” a work featuring a tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde?
- Which installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude transformed a monument in Paris in 1985, sparking both admiration and public debate?
- Which artist sparked controversy with “My Bed,” an installation featuring their own messy bed surrounded by personal debris?
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