Karen Finley
Biography
Karen Finley is a pioneering American performance artist, musician, poet, and educator born in 1956. Her provocative work, which frequently incorporates nudity and profanity, addresses themes of sexuality, abuse, and disenfranchisement as activism. As a professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Finley has also written several influential books on taboo topics, including "The Black Sheep," a notable public art installation in New York City.