Lars von Trier’s cinematic mission to shock audiences continues with the release of Nymphomaniac.

Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac”

Using scandalous images to sell isn’t a unique plan.

Henry Miller’s early work

Sarah Lucas’s “Nud Nob” in New York

Fat White Family perform at Pianos in New York

But instead of shocking, this tack becomes more a source of amusement, the kind of thing that sells t-shirts. Which seems to be all they’re trying to do.