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Andres Serrano
1950–

Introduction

Andres Serrano (born August 15, 1950) is an American photographer and artist. His work, often considered transgressive art, includes photos of corpses and uses feces and bodily fluids. His Piss Christ (1987) is an amber-tinged photograph of a crucifix submerged in a glass container of what was purported to be the artist's own urine. He also created the artwork for the heavy metal band Metallica's Load and Reload albums.

Wikidata identifier

Q503335

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, photographer

ULAN identifier

500059149

Names

Andres Serrano, Andrés Serrano

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