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Altered Bodies, Altared Art: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Pandrogeny

Lee, Andrew
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The present research project will explore a case study of the experiment of Pandrogeny as conducted by artists Genesis and Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, arguing that it is best understood as art that performs religion. Utilizing behavior and body modification, this collaborative experiment was intended to create a third, androgynous being, coming into existence through a merging of their identities and referred to as “Breyer P-Orridge.” The experiment was conducted between 1993 and 2007, when Lady Jaye passed away; however, Genesis, in various ways, continues Pandrogynic explorations into the present. The case of this project being religious for Genesis will be made by examining a recent solo exhibition displaying Genesis’s work as well as the performative dimensions of Pandrogeny from its inception to the shift that occurred with Lady Jaye’s death.

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2017-12-11
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Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Pandrogeny, Spirituality, Performed Religion, Hybridization, Living Art
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Lee, Andrew. "Altered Bodies, Altared Art: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Pandrogeny." 2017. Thesis, Georgia State University. https://doi.org/10.57709/11007116
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2017-11-07
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