Bob Flanagan: Supermasochist

Bob Flanagan: Supermasochist by Juno, Andrea. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780940642256.

Cultural studies. Bob Flanagan is both a poet and a performance artist. In this volumes deeply confessional interviews, Bob details his sexual practices and his extraordinary relationship with long-term partner and Mistress, photographer Sheree Rose. He tells how frequent near-death encounters modified his concepts of gratification and abstinence, reward and punishment, and intensified his masochistic drive. The most extreme narratives are infused with humor, honesty, and self-reflective irony. Bobs sharp intelligence and lack of pretense belie a deep commitment to deciphering philosophical issues regarding the body, power, sex, life, and death.