Offensive Art

A while back comedian Eddie Griffin was removed from the stage in the middle of his act in front of a crowd in Miami for his repeated use of a very offensive word which is part of his usual routine.

Leads me to think, whatever happened to the gimmicky pursuit of creating offensive "high" art in order to attract attention?

Offili's "Madonna," Serrano's "Piss Christ," Maurizio Cattelan's "The Ninth Hour," mmm... I see a trend here.

Update: Not so fast Campello! See this story about a crucified frog, the Pope, and so on...