Challenging conventions essay question (1 Viewer)

[allym]

Hi everyone,
I just got an essay on how the intention of an artist is to challenge convention and status quo.
Any ideas on artists/topics I should choose?
Thanks!

 

[johony]

Hi everyone,
I just got an essay on how the intention of an artist is to challenge convention and status quo.
Any ideas on artists/topics I should choose?
Thanks!

some obvious ones:

marcel duchamp
damien hirst
andres serrano
have a look at the saatchi gallery as well, he tends to pick works which divide opinion.
Saatchi Gallery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[kbsb]

Joseph Beuys is really good 4 wat ur talking about