Abject art is used to describe artworks which explore themes that transgress and threaten our sense of cleanliness and propriety particularly referencing the body and bodily functions

Jan 18, 2019 · Among the most potently grotesque examples are Tala Madani ’s nightmarish babies and dystopian fantasies of voyeurism and violence, and Jala Wahid ’s visceral, sculptural allusions to cuts of meat and dismembered organs and body parts.

Abject art explores themes that challenge and disrupt our notions of cleanliness and propriety, often involving the body and bodily functions. The term ‘abjection’ literally means ‘the state of being cast off’.

Jan 15, 2016 · Using a few works from postmodern and contemporary art history, I shall present the most Abject and Formless examples of Transgressive art. Piero Manzoni, Artist’s Shit ( Merda d’artista ), 1961

Aug 5, 2015 · We spotlight artist-led social movements, uncover overlooked stories, and challenge established norms to make art more inclusive and accessible.

Apr 27, 2015 · Abjection, the phenomenon of tossing away the undesirable elements of life and their related affects of disgust, became a key explanatory in both the Anglophone artworld and the academic humanities – cultural spheres basically coterminous to begin with.

Dec 15, 2023 · Abject art rejects conventional art aesthetics, and challenges what “should” be admired, replicated, presented, and upheld as art. The word “Abjection” in itself means without pride or dignity. It is the concept of leaning into the despicable, vile, …

Apr 22, 2023 · In the late 80s and throughout the 90s, the concept was seized upon and popularised by contemporary artists making visceral and transgressive work, originating what is now recognised as ‘abject art’.

The concept of abjection, which provoked new ways of thinking about art and aesthetics, came into prominence in the visual arts in the late twentieth century, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s, with ‘[t]he postmodernist return to the body’ (Ross, 2003,...

In art. Painters have expressed a moderate fascination for abjection since the earliest of times, see art horror and cult of ugliness.