news No Comments Ron Athey Puts Away the Torture Rack and Busts Out Some Pens and Typewriters July 26, 2013 By Emily Colucci Like a descent into the cut-up mind of William S. Burroughs, a cacophony of typewriter and pen strokes filled Participant, Inc. as one of the world’s most extreme performance artists led a small group in his latest creation. More → Tags: Arts + Culture, gerry visco, lia gangitano, Lower East Side, participant inc., performance art, pleading in the blood, ron athey