Can "Shock Art" and its development in time still be considered as art? Can there be an answer?

Shock art is any type of artwork that employs shock to make a point, ask a question, or purely to capture the audience's attention. These days everything has changed. The very meaning of the word 'Art' has become compromised. It is a common opinion within the public today that art is only valued for its ability to shock. And if it isn't shocking - it isn't art! In art, taboo images are no longer taboo. …showed first 75 words of 1349 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1349 total…rubbish to another. The measure of the artistic worth of anything is personal. This is why there will always be an un-ending debate about this subject. Bibliography http://www.whitecube.com/html/artists/tre/tre_frset.html (06/01/04) http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/4686/hirsthome.html ((06/01/04) http://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2003/04/000055.html (08/01/04) http://www.haberarts.com/schiele.htm (11/01/04) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/465169.stm (11/01/04) http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/turnerprize2003/story/0,13925,1075964,00.html (11/01/04)