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Andres Serrano — The Morgue (Rat Poison Suicide II)
Andres Serrano

The Morgue (Rat Poison Suicide II)

1992

Andres Serrano's 1992 'The Morgue (Rat Poison Suicide II)' confronts mortality and tragedy through the artist's controversial documentary approach. The work engages with taboo subject matter to challenge viewer perception and provoke discourse about death and representation.

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Auction House · Phillips

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Out of the Blue: The Enea Righi Collection

April 16, 2021

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Andres Serrano, The Morgue (Rat Poison Suicide II), 1992

Andres Serrano's 1992 'The Morgue (Rat Poison Suicide II)' confronts mortality and tragedy through the artist's controversial documentary approach. The work engages with taboo subject matter to challenge viewer perception and provoke discourse about death and representation.

Year
1992
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dark, Disturbing, Conceptual, American, Photograph, 1990s, Death, Provocative, Morgue, Contemporary

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