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'Epstein is rolling in his grave laughing': Artist reveals why he photographed convicted paedophile - and Donald Trump
Andres Serrano says he doesn't set out to be a controversial artist - but he's certainly proved to be one during his career.
The 75-year-old New Yorker first found fame (or infamy in the eyes of his critics) with one of the most notorious works of art in history - his 1987 photograph titled Piss Christ. The depiction of a crucifix submerged in urine led to protests denouncing the image as blasphemous - and it was vandalised while on display in a French art museum in 2011.
"I don't do work to be controversial," he tells Sky News. "I do work that I feel like I need to do.
"For some reason, I've touched on many cultural things that have become cultural flashpoints." Now, two of Serrano's most high-profile and controversial subjects for his artwork are dominating headlines around the world. Serrano photographed Jeffrey Epstein for a portrait in 2019, four months before the paedophile financier was found dead in a prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
It is one of the last known images of Epstein, whose death was ruled to be suicide. Years earlier, Serrano took a portrait photo of Donald Trump in 2004 - the same year the property tycoon began starring on The Apprentice TV series.
As Trump faces scrutiny over his past links to Epstein, and pressure to release all files in the sex offender's case, Serrano offers a rare insight into the two men. Photographing Epstein Serrano's portrait of Epstein was "23 years in the making.
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