Artist Ron Athey, Who Left The Country After The NEA Backlash To His 'Solar Anus' In The 1990s, Is Back

Athey says, "Being contextualized in art history for your asshole alone is a feat." But he adds that if he hadn't become a performance artist, he would have been a landscaper rescuing Los Angeles from its raggedy lawns. "I’d rather see a nice xeriscaped garden than some poor lawn. I love the garden. I would have a botanical garden — the botanical garden with all the special poison and psychedelic plants."

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