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Ron Athey

Ron Athey, Performance Studies international #19, Stanford University

Ron Athey, Ron Athey Stanford, Performance Art Photography, Live Art Photography, performance studies intrnational, stanford, performance art documentation,

Ron Athey, Ron Athey Stanford, Performance Art Photography, Live Art Photography, performance studies intrnational, stanford, performance art documentation,

Ron Athey, Ron Athey Stanford, Performance Art Photography, Live Art Photography, performance studies intrnational, stanford, performance art documentation,

Ron Athey, performance studies internation, stanford, performance art, documentation, photography, site specific,

Incorruptible Flesh: Messianic Remains at Performance Studies International #19, the fourth installment of a series of performances focusing on the artist’s exploration of the borders between pain and pleasure, life and death, the sacred and the profane while using his own body as a canvas.

“There’s a structural problem with performance art, not having anything for sale. OK, so there’s ephemera, but that’s not considered high art-you’ll never sell ephemera for anything significant. Although, you can go to the other extreme, like Marina AbramoviΔ‡, where youΒ make amazing work to then go the lowbrow celebrity route. But you have to get paid from somewhere.Β It’s like there’s Marina and Tin Sehgal, and then there’s no more money left. “aAmelia Abraham, “Ron Athey Literally Bleeds for his Art,”Β ViceΒ 24 September 2014

Ron Athey

Performance Studies international, Stanford University

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