TY - BOOK AU - Egan,Hazel TI - What is the status of obscenity in contemporary culture?. U1 - Thesis Fine Art 14/10 PY - 2014///. CY - Limerick : PB - Limerick School of Art and Design/LIT KW - Theses KW - LSAD KW - Clare Street KW - Fine art theses KW - Transgressive Art. N1 - Thesis submitted for B.A. Hons in Fine Art (Printmaking & Contemporary practice) 2014; Includes bibliographical References; This extended essay is a comment on the nature of obscenity in art and society in relation to the attitudes towards death and religion. Its main concern is with contemporary transgressive works of art and the issues encompassing them such as freedom of expression, blasphemy, vandalism and censorship. The artists discussed include Hans Hobein, Andres Serrano, Ron Mueck, Chris Ofili, Damien Hirst, Hermann Netsch, Gunther von Hagens and Bill Viola. ER -