birth_place nationality field birth_date works article_title name
groton , connecticut , u.s. american -lrb- united states -rrb- performance video art , body art , experimental theatre , 16 december 1961 '' 1994 -rrb- , `` deliverance '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- , four `` incorruptible flesh '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- , '' the scenes solar anus '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , `` joyce '' in -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , '' judas cradle '' -lrb- 2004 a -rrb- harsh life '' -lrb- ron athey
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ron athey

ron athey -lrb- born december 16 , 1961 -rrb- is an american performance artist associated with body art and with extreme performance art .
he has performed in the u.s. and internationally -lrb- especially in the uk and europe -rrb- .
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 .
