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Chpie’s portraits and documentary-style photographs are the people and elements that compose today’s diverse society. The C-print, 
Ron Athey and Daryl Carlton, 2000, features Los Angeles performance artist Ron Athey carving into performer Daryl Carlton’s back, leaving traces of blood on the floor. The scene is a reenactment of the same performance Athey executed in 1994 at the Walker Art Center, which sparked a national debate on art and censorship.

Source: News, Oct Nov Dec 2017

DimensionsFrame: 30 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (77.5 × 64.8 × 3.8 cm)
Accession Number 2017.13
Classificationsphotograph
Editionedition of 40, 2 AP
Portfolio/Seriesportfolio "PhotoBox 01"
ProvenanceJim and Ellen Hubbell, Des Moines [acquired by 2017]; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2017]
Ron Athey and Daryl Carlton
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines