The Sensation show was described as shock art. Ofi li’s use of dung in a portrait of the Madonna shocked many people. Why would it have been shocking? To what extent is shock an important value in...

The Sensation show was described as shock art. Ofi li’s use of dung in a portrait of the Madonna shocked many people. Why would it have been shocking? To what extent is shock an important value in art? Would you agree with those who said Chris Ofi li’s work was not art? What would be the basis for such a position?