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"Piss Christ" (officially titled Immersion (Piss Christ)) is a controversial 1987 photograph by American artist and photographer Andres Serrano. The artwork depicts a small, mass-produced plastic crucifix submerged in a transparent glass tank filled with the artist's own urine. Captured as a 60 by 40-inch Cibachrome print, the image is characterized by its glowing amber-gold light and deep, ethereal red-yellow hues, creating a stark contrast between its visually beautiful presentation and its profane medium.

Andres Serrano's "Piss Christ" Arrives in Atlantic Canada for Its First Exhibition in the Region

Decades after igniting a defining moment in the culture wars debate over public arts funding, the work is shown in New Brunswick alongside Dalí, in a gallery framing faith and offense as inseparable subjects

Kamil DadJUN 21, 2026

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Andres Serrano's "Piss Christ" Arrives in Atlantic Canada for Its First Exhibition in the Region

Kamil Dad
"Piss Christ" (officially titled Immersion (Piss Christ)) is a controversial 1987 photograph by American artist and photographer Andres Serrano. The artwork depicts a small, mass-produced plastic crucifix submerged in a transparent glass tank filled with the artist's own urine. Captured as a 60 by 40-inch Cibachrome print, the image is characterized by its glowing amber-gold light and deep, ethereal red-yellow hues, creating a stark contrast between its visually beautiful presentation and its profane medium.

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