Carnal Art
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The French artist Orlan is known for performances during which her body is surgically altered; in nine such performances, features from Greek goddesses painted by Botticelli, G rard, Moreau, and an anonymous School of Fontainebleau artist as well as from DaVinci's Mona Lisa were implanted into Orlan's face. O'Bryan, an independent scholar and artis
O'Bryan is an independent scholar and artist who has written and lectured widely on Orlan in particular and body art in general.
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