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Andres Serrano
Artist's Name: Andres Serrano
Preferred medium: photography
birth year: 1950
Nationality: US
City: New York

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Andres Serrano is considered one of the most important contemporary artists working today. Serrano is most famous for his seminal 1987 work Piss Christ, an image of a plastic crucifix submerged in urine. The photograph was the subject of a heated congressional debate in which politicians and religious leaders directly threatened Serrano's right to public funding. The scandal resulted in an anti-obscenity clause that prevented "offensive" art works from National Endowment of the Arts support and made Serrano into a champion of artistic freedom. In 2007 Serrano made controversial headlines again when graphic photographs from his "History of Sex" series were vandalized in Sweden by members of a purported neo-Nazi group. Serrano's work focuses on universal themes such as bodily fluids, religion, sex and death. In this new series he continues his investigation of bodily functions through color photographs of excrement produced by a motley of animals. The photographs are formally constructed and demonstrate Serrano's considerable technical skill while analyzing subject matter that might make some viewers squeamish. The artist treats the feces to his familiar bright psychedelic backgrounds and titles that demonstrate his keen sense of humour. The photographs are simultaneously repellent and fascinating, allowing the viewer to inspect the manure without the deterrent of odor or other sensual aggravation. (Yvon Lambert New York)

important exhibitions from Andres Serrano

Exhibition Location City Country Date
46. Biennale Venedig 1995 Biennale Venedig Venedig IT 12.06.1995
45. Biennale Venedig 1993 Biennale Venedig Venedig IT 13.06.1993
Andres Serrano Les sociétaires de la Comédie Française Collection Lambert en Avignon Avignon FR 07.07.2007
Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night Whitney Museum of American Art New York US 02.03.2006
Decadence Now! Visions of Excess Rudolfinum Prag CZ 30.09.2010
Andres Serrano Collection Lambert en Avignon Avignon FR 19.11.2006
Andres Serrano: SHIT Yvon Lambert New York US 04.09.2008
Je crois aux Miracles Collection Lambert en Avignon Avignon FR 12.12.2010
FOTÓGRAFOS DA CENA CONTEMPORÂNEA Museu de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo São Paulo BR 19.11.2011
Andres Serrano Yvon Lambert Paris Paris FR 12.09.2008

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Galleries representing
Andres Serrano:

Alfonso Artiaco Gallery
André Simoens Gallery
Galería Juana de Aizpuru
Galerie Erna Hecey
Gimpel Fils
Guy Hepner Contemporary
IKON Ltd
Paula Cooper Gallery
Primo Marella Milano
Yvon Lambert

Collections representing
Andres Serrano

ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst
CAC Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Malága
Collection Lambert en Avignon
Ellipse Foundation
Frac Basse-Normandie
Fundación Telefónica
Huis Marseille
Indianapolis Museum of Art IMA
Lowe Art Museum
MAC's Grand Hornu
MSU - Muzej Suvremene Umjetnosti Zagreb
MUSAC Leon - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, MCA
Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb
Photology
The Allen Memorial Art Museum
The Berardo Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Contemporary Museum Honolulu
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Trevi Flash Art Museum Of Contemporary Art