They also reflect the bizarre direction in which Chinese art has moved under a government that tolerates what some would argue are meaningless "shock" creations but not social criticism.

Creating shocking art isn’t easy but the real shock came half-way through when De Pury revealed that two contestants would be eliminated in this round. In the end, the verdicts (spoiler alert!) ...

Seems perversely fitting in this week of "shock art" to apologize for having offended some readers in haste and humor a few blogs back. This episode must have been difficult to edit, as there were ...

I tend to find "shock art" ultimately numbing and rather boring. But however you feel, it's worth understanding how it came about and what the guy was trying to accomplish: "I've been working ...

Walking Down Electric Avenue Dear Walking: Longmont Art in Public Places leaders not only protect the painted designs on the electric transformers that get selected through the Shock Art program ...

Entitled Apocalypse: Beauty and horror in contemporary art, the exhibition is aiming to shock both media and public alike. Organisers are hoping it will have the same impact as its hugely successful ...

Longmont’s Shock Art 2024 contest – an annual contest to pick out new colorful artistic designs to be painted on the green electrical boxes around town – included restful designs like ...

Longmont, in partnership with Longmont Power and Communications, is accepting submissions for its Shock Art 2024 contest until 4 p.m. May 31. Winners will be commissioned by Longmont Art in ...