Ron Athey
Ron Athey | |
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| Born | December 16, 1961 Groton, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | American (United States) |
| Known for | performance art, body art, experimental theatre, video |
| Notable work | Four Scenes in a Harsh Life (1994), Deliverance (1996), Incorruptible Flesh series (1996–2013), The Solar Anus (1998), Hallelujah! Ron Athey: A Story of Deliverance (1998), Joyce (2002), Judas Cradle (2004) |
Ron Athey (born December 16, 1961) is an American performance artist associated with body art and with extreme performance art. He has performed in the U.S. and internationally (especially in the UK and Europe). Athey's work explores challenging subjects like the relationships between desire, sexuality and traumatic experience. Many of his works include aspects of S&M in order to confront preconceived ideas about the body in relation to masculinity and religious iconography.