Andrés Serrano

The Profile

Andrés Serrano (born 1950) is an American photographer known for provocative, often controversial images such as Piss Christ (1987) that employ bodily fluids and sacred iconography to challenge taboos.

Best known work: Piss Christ (1987). Recurring themes: sacred vs. profane, bodily fluids, transgression and censorship. Public controversies and debates followed Piss Christ's exhibition.

The available review praises Serrano's formal execution and the deliberate shock of mixing sacred imagery with bodily fluids. It frames Piss Christ as a work that provokes shame and debate while asserting aesthetic intent. The critic reads Serrano as expanding art's remit by challenging taboos.