In a factional and pluralistic society, art that works in opposition to political correctness is increasingly prone to public controversy and intolerance. This paper examines Andres Serrano's notorious Piss Christ and Mambo's provocative clothing range, Spiritual Adventurewear, as a means of considering the relation between discourses on satire and value and the politics of offence and transgression.
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