I think an often problem with "shock art," is that if you don't find it shocking, it's hard to conceive of it as art.
sigh. so passe. i'm already too jaded.
Hmmm. Depending on where the film was made, it might just count as prostitution, not art...
The NYT article alludes to a hooker with a heart of gold - seems more like an arbitrageur with a heart of, er, something.