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Pleading in the Blood – The Art and Performances of Ron Athey
Author(s): Dominic Johnson (Author)
- Publisher: Intellect
- Publication Date: 12 July 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 248 pages
- ISBN-10: 1783200359
- ISBN-13: 9781783200351
Book Description
Ron Athey is an iconic figure in contemporary art and performance. In his frequently bloody portrayals of life, death, crisis, and fortitude in the time of AIDS, Athey calls into question the limits of artistic practice. These limits enable Athey to explore key themes including gender, sexuality, radical sex, queer activism, postpunk and industrial culture, tattooing and body modification, ritual, and religion. This landmark publication includes Athey’s own writings, commissioned essays by maverick artists and leading academics, and full-color images of Athey’s art and performances since the early 1980s. The diverse range of artistic and critical contributors to the book reflects Athey’s creative and cultural impact, among them musician Antony Hegarty, of Antony and the Johnsons, who contributes a foreword.
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About the Author
Dominic Johnson is a senior lecturer in the Department of Drama at Queen Mary University of London and the editor of Pleading in the Blood: The Art and Performances of Ron Athey and It’s All Allowed: The Performances of Adrian Howells.
