Transgressive art

Transgressive art is art that aims to outrage or cause a reaction from the observer. The term transgressive was first used in this sense by American filmmaker Nick Zedd and his Cinema of Transgression in 1985.^[1] Zedd used it to describe his legacy with underground film-makers like Paul Morrissey, John Waters, and Kenneth Anger, and the relationship they shared with Zedd and his New York City peers in the early 1980s.^[2]

^ Shock Value: New York’s underground ‘Cinema of Transgression’-Dangerous Minds
^ Zedd, Nick (1985). "The Cinema of Transgression Manifesto". Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[1] Shock Value: New York’s underground ‘Cinema of Transgression’-Dangerous Minds

[2] Zedd, Nick (1985). "The Cinema of Transgression Manifesto". Retrieved 7 June 2014.

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