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Bob Flanagan

1952–1996

American

Performance artist who turned his cystic fibrosis into art material. His BDSM practice, documented by wife Sheree Rose, blurred the line between medical suffering and artistic masochism.

Key works

  • Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)
  • Pain Journal (1995)
  • Visiting Hours (1992)

Further reading

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