Examples of this relationship, between social transgression and the exploration of mental states relating to illness, include many of the activities and works of the Dadaists, Surrealists, and Fluxus-related artists, such as Carolee Schneemann – and, in literature, Albert Camus's L'Etranger or J.D.
These include Andres Serrano's Piss Christ,[6] featuring a crucifix in a beaker of urine, and Chris Ofili's The Holy Virgin Mary, a multi-media painting which is partially made of elephant dung.
Examples include Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker, American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, Behead All Satans by MNM-DR, and J. G. Ballard's short story "The Enormous Space".
[9] Subsequent transgressive artists of the 1990s overlapped the boundaries of literature, art, and music, including GG Allin, Lisa Crystal Carver, Shane Bugbee, and Costes.
They were instrumental in creating a new type of visionary art and music, and influenced artists including Alec Empire, Cock E.S.P., Crash Worship, Usama Alshaibi, Liz Armstrong, Lennie Lee, Weasel Walter, Andy Ortmann, and the later work featured in Peter Bagge's comic Hate.
[11][12] Another major figure of criticism was rapper Tyler, the Creator, whose horrorcore-influenced debut studio album, Goblin, described graphic violence, which subsequently got his concerts banned from countries such as New Zealand[1] and the United Kingdom[2].
Though his former negative reputation softened to the masses[3], Tyler, the Creator and his former hip-hop group, Odd Future's music still faced major criticism for graphic lyrics present in their songs in the early 2010s.