Garry Gross, Untitled, 1975
Oliviero Toscani, Kissing-nun, 1992
Andres Serrano, Piss Christ, 1987
Anonymous, Abou Ghraïb, Iraq, 2004
This exhibition brings together 80 photographs, most of which are very well-known, that have provoked legal proceedings or controversy. Photography, in every area and genre, has been subject to, and confronted by, laws and their interpretation ever since it was invented. The controversies it has provoked are wide-ranging and often very intense. Manipulation, forgery and censured images dealing with love, death or money are just some of the issues raised by this enormous subject.
Artists and photographers in the exhibition: Michael Light, Oliver Toscani, Gary Gross, Frank Fournier, Andres Serrano, Annelies Strba, Marc Garanger, Man Ray, Lewis Carroll
Controversies
5 April - 1 June
Musée de l'Elysée
18 avenue de l'Elysée
1014 Lausanne
T: +41(0)21 316 9911
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