Controversy  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

This page Controversy is part of the publication bias list of the Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia, presented by Alfred Jarry.

James Whistler's painting Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl (1862) caused controversy when exhibited in London and, later, at the Salon des Refusés in Paris. The painting epitomizes his theory that art should essentially be concerned with the beautiful arrangement of colors in harmony, not with the accurate portrayal of the natural world.

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A dispute, especially a public one, between sides holding opposing views. Since the dispute is held in public, the controversial issue touches the mainstream, as when shown - in the case of film - to a general audience in a theatrical release.

Etymology

contra - version

Related

banned - censorship - offensive - opposition - public - shock value - succès de scandale - subversive - taboo - transgressive

Examples

sex in film - violent films

Contrast

mainstream - normal

See also

• odium theologicum