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Andres Serrano

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Return of the Repressors

On the culture wars of the late 1980s and ’90s.

by Andres Serrano, Ron Athey, Karen Finley, Helen Molesworth, Tina Rivers Ryan via Art Forum on October 1, 2025

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When Art Fuels Anger, Who Should Prevail?

Controversial artworks are flashpoints when artistic freedom and religious sensitivities collide.

via Retro Report on November 9, 2023

Protest outside of Hamilton Country courthouse in downtown Cincinnati, April 6, 1990

When America’s Culture Wars Were Fought in Art Galleries

Late 20th-century culture wars over artists like Robert Mapplethorpe and Andres Serrano set the stage for the transgressive Age of Trump.

by David Masciotra via Washington Monthly on June 23, 2026

Collage of a museum, a gold frame, and a reinterpreted former Confederate statue.

The Real Fight for the Smithsonian

Its museums, more than any others, shape the nation’s narrative. No wonder the country argues about it.

by Lily Meyer via The Atlantic on January 22, 2026

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