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Karen Finley

Karen Finley (Born 1956) is active/lives in New York.  Karen Finley is known for Painting, teaching.

"Conservatives Called Her Artwork ‘Obscene.’ She’s Back for More," Art & Design, The New York Times by Julia Halperin, December 6, 2023

Very few visual artists have been the subject of a Supreme Court case. Karen Finley, 67, is one of them. A member of the so-called N.E.A. Four, Finley — along with Tim Miller, John Fleck and Holly Hughes — sued the National Endowment for the Arts in 1990 after the organization withdrew their fellowships.

The federal agency was under scrutiny for financing art — including Andres Serrano’s photograph of a crucifix submerged in urine — that the religious right deemed indecent. A performance in which Finley covered her body with chocolate frosting, red candies and alfalfa sprouts to make a statement about society’s treatment of women was another attractive target. On the Senate floor, the Republican Jesse Helms called Finley’s work “pornographic” and “obscene.” A nationally syndicated newspaper column dismissed her as nothing more   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8977 characters.]  Artist bio

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