Kembra Pfahler
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Kembra Pfahler is an American performance artist, rock star, philosopher, and cult persona originally from California. She is known for the often sexual nature of her exhibits.
Performances have included cracking eggs on her vulva and sewing her labia shut, in her famous performance done in collaboration with Richard Kern titled Sewing Circle. She also performs an act known as The Wall of Vagina which consists of several women, The GOKB or Girls Of Karen Black, who are covered in body paint, stacked naked and spread-eagled on top of each other.
She is a major figure of the 1980s East Village scene who remains popular today. The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black is Kembra's band, which still performs sold out shows at both rock clubs and art galleries world wide. 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 availabism, using what is closest at hand as both the inspiration for her work as well as the medium.
Howard Stern guest, Siobhan Meow, has an arm full of Kembra Pfahler tattoos.
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For a Documantary segment and live performance of the "wall of vagina", check out Disinformation DVD - The Complete Series
