Kembra Pfahler is an American performance artist and rock musician best known as the lead singer of the cult glam-punk band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. [1] She is known for the often sexual nature of her exhibits.
Born in 1961 in Hermosa Beach, California[2] (although one source says she is originally from Malibu Beach [1]), she became a major figure of the 1980s East Village scene. Hermosa Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Pfahler has also acted in low-budget horror and softcore porn films. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Softcore (or soft porn) is a form of Pornography, either video or nude Glamour photography, that is less explicit than hardcore material [1]
Well known in fashion circles and spanning the fine line between cult and haute, Pfahler also does film and video work. She follows the artistic philosophy of availablism, using what is closest at hand as both the inspiration for her work as well as the medium.
She is the sister of Adam Pfahler of the band Jawbreaker. Jawbreaker was a San Francisco punk band The band also had roots in Los Angeles, where members Blake Schwarzenbach and Adam Pfahler attended
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The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black
Kembra and her husband Samoa founded their band, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, in 1990.
Performance art
Performances have included cracking eggs on her vulva[1]
Howard Stern guest, Siobhan Meow, has an arm full of Kembra Pfahler tattoos. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality.
A documentary segment on Disinformation DVD - The Complete Series included a live performance of The Wall of Vagina.
References
- ^ a b c d Georgina Cardenas. "Rocky Horror Stage Show", Miami New Times, July 11, 1996. New Times is the album released in 1994 by Violent Femmes. It was the first Femmes' record not to feature original drummer Victor De Lorenzo on Retrieved on 2007-06-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
- ^ "2008 Whitney Biennial" Retrieved from whitney. org
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