The performance of the apology and
The separation of sex and state

West Coast Premiere

Thursday – Saturday, January 29 – 31 @ 8pm
Post-performance discussion on Thursday
Admission: Pay-What-You-Can

Looking at the sexual psychodrama of our political leaders, this work is inspired by New York Governor Elliot Spitzer’s 2008 confession and apology for patronizing prostitutes.
Finley’s latest spoken word text includes an examination of Spitzer’s confession, his underlying compulsion, the role played by his wife Silda, as well as imagining the sexual encounter and the married couple’s therapy sessions. Finley sees the agony of the son’s need for approval from the father and the ancient wrestling of the feminine archetypes of mother and whore.

Karen Finley is an innovative and controversial New York based performance artist/literary figure/visual artist. She has created countless installations, drawings, performances, and public sculptures all over the world. Finley gained notoriety for her show We Keep Our Victims Ready, which premiered at Sushi in 1989. The show drew the ire of Senator Jessie Helms who used her performances as a focal point in the culture wars. She has also been featured on many television shows and has been a semi-regular on Bill Maher’s “Politically Incorrect”. She has posed for Playboy magazine and collaborated with many artists including Sinead O’ Conner. She currently teaches at New York University.

Buy Tickets Online ticket sales end at noon on Thursday. Advance Tickets can be purchased by calling Sushi at 619/235-8466 until Saturday at 3pm or PAY-WHAT-YOU CAN at the door (which opens at 7:30pm).