The Atrocity Exhibition - References in Other Media

References in Other Media

  • The book inspired the Joy Division song of the same name from their 1980 album Closer, though Ian Curtis only read the novel after writing the majority of the lyrics.
  • Merzbow's album Great American Nude took its name from one of the book's chapters, referencing a series of nudes painted by American pop artist Tom Wesselmann.
  • Two tracks on Gary Numan's 1994 album Sacrifice refer to the book: "Love and Napalm," taken from one of the chapter titles; and "A Question of Faith," which includes the line "I'll be your exhibition of atrocity."
  • The book also inspired the Mão Morta's Pesadelo em Peluche album.
  • The book also influenced Botch's album We Are the Romans

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