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Ann Liv Young to explain PS1 urination and masturbation

The performance artist Ann Liv Young is to return to MoMA PS1 this weekend, reports the New York Times, six months after her controversial turn at the Brooklyn Is Burning event was cut short by director-curator Klaus Biesenbach. Back then Young, in the guise of her alter-ego Sherry, masturbated and peed on stage, and delivered a tirade of insults to fellow artist Georgia Sagri, who was also on the performance weekend's bill. Sagri reacted, from the audience, and reportedly had to be restrained, before Bisenbach stepped in and ordered the electricity to be cut. The decision to allow Young back – for a lecture on Sunday in which she will lead a discussion on the merits of her original appearance – follows a series of internal meetings at the museum.

Tags: Georgia Sagri, ann li young, art, artreview, klaus biesenbach, moma ps1

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Comment by JaimeB on September 27, 2010 at 7:45pm: Now seriously, I´m an infinetly more interesting artist than that Ann, even if I´m only a part time, self tought artist. I was featured in the May 2009 issue of Esquire magazine. My blog: www.pintur-as.blogspot.com

Comment by JaimeB on September 7, 2010 at 6:23pm: ...just to say that I´m still speachless...hheee...after all this days...

Comment by JaimeB on September 1, 2010 at 3:05pm: well, I don´t know what to comment, I was left speachless, except maybe to say that I realy love Akira Beard and Souther Salazar stuff, and that I just added some posts to my blog www.pintur-as.blogspot.com