Nekromantik
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Nekromantik is a 1987 West German erotic exploitation horror film co-written and directed by Jörg Buttgereit. It is known to be frequently controversial, banned in a number of countries, and has becom
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Transgressive art
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Transgressive art refers to artistic practices that violate or challenge established boundaries, conventions, or taboos. Transgression may be directed against the conventions of the art world itself,
Nekromantik
…by Jörg Buttgereit. It is known to be frequently controversial, banned in a number of countries, and has become a cult film over the years due to its transgressive subject matter (including necrophilia) and audacious imagery. Robert Schmadtke is a troubled young man who works for a company that specialises in cleaning up public…
The Marquis de Sade's The 120 Days of Sodom (1904), a work noted for its extreme depictions of sexual violence and cruelty.
Marcel Duchamp's Fountain, a 1917 artwork that challenged established conventions about what constituted 'art'.
Marina Abramović at the Museum of Modern Art in 2010. Photograph by Shelby Lessig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Marquis de Sade, whose sexually explicit and violent writings became an important precursor to later theories of literary transgression.