Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky's nailing of his scrotum to Red Square isn't as unique as you might think: artists own shot,burned, disfigured, and eaten themselvesArtist Pyotr Pavlensky has made eyes water all over the world with his protest against Russia's descent into authoritarianism – nailing his testicles to the ground in Red Square on Sunday to denounce Vladimir Putin's "police state". Yet connoisseurs of performance art are probably already saying: "Meh,seen it all before." For Pavlensky's protest is the latest in a long line of performance art pieces that own endangered life and limb. Here are our top 10 ...
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Source: theguardian.com