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NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Known for. Performance art. Karen Finley (born 1956) is an American performance artist, musician, poet, and educator. [1] The case, National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley (1998), argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, was decided against Finley and the other artists. [2]
Dec 6, 2023 · Karen Finley, at Art Basel Miami Beach, where she is reprising her work “Go Figure,” inviting fairgoers to draw nude models. It comes on the 25th anniversary of the famous lawsuit that reshaped...
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Aug 24, 2015 · Performance view, Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, New York, 1985. Karen Finley. Photo: Dona Ann McAdams. Karen Finley is a performance artist based in New York who has long charted the political underpinnings and trauma of stigma and notoriety through her performances and writings.
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Karen Finley (born 1956) is an American performance artist, musician, poet, and educator. The case, National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley (1998), argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, was decided against Finley and the other artists. Her performance art, recordings, and books are used as forms of activism.
Sep 23, 2011 · Karen Finley, which culminated in the discontinuation of individual artist grants. In her interview with Hyperallergic, Finley reflects on the past of New York City, the state of women in the...
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Feb 28, 2022 · Artist ∙ POET. By Chloe Gordon February 28, 2022 ∙ 41 min. read. Karen Finley reflects on her legendary performance pieces, censorship and decades of groundbreaking work—and the sheer joy in creating art. Debbie Millman: Most political art doesn’t change much. Occasionally though, art becomes the cutting edge of political activism.
Jul 12, 2019 · July 12, 2019. Karen Finley is as bold as they come. While her work varies in mediums—poetry, prose, and, performance art—it is always controversial. She fuses together anger and humor to help dismember American politics and the public sexual innuendoes that go hand-in-hand with it. But Finley’s boldness has cost her in the past.
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