At the tender age of 15, I had a huge awakening: that all the prophecies and miracles and dramas that happened within my Pentecostal household were not only absolutely delusional, they were also perverted and illegal. It came on like a wave, and suddenly I realized there was no line to God. No Christ. No Bible. And, as until then I was living under a prophecy to become a minister, no future. I was empty and without hope.
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To describe a performance by Ron Athey is, at least in part, to sensationalize it. Blood flows. But a sacredness infuses. The body invaded. The body politic.
Western Project is pleased to present the first solo exhibition by Ron Athey. As one of the most important performance artists in the last twenty years, his work has influenced a generation of younger artists. Athey nose-dives into subjects and content which are visceral, challenging and difficult — the corporeal flesh, its possibilities and the knowledge it can reveal. The exhibition includes:. In the Solar Anus , he pulls a string of pearls from the puckered orifice, decorated with an elaborate and appealingly symmetrical black sunburst tattoo.
This week, we have had the honour to talk to the controversial, transformative, boundary-pushing performance artist, Ron Athey. Now he is back in London after five years with a new show Acephalous Monster. We sat down with him to learn more about why and how he makes the work he does.