Narcissister

Narcissister is an American, New York City-based, feminist performance artist. Born of Moroccan and African-American descent, Narcissister's work tends to focus on race and sexuality. In February 2013, she headlined a her first solo gallery. She was a contestant on America's Got Talent.Huffington Post declared her the "topless femimist superhero of New York". She prefers her identity remain secret.

Art and performance

After studying at Alvin Ailey in NYC as a dancer before turning that skill into a more interdisciplinary performance. She then worked as a window stylist and designer while completing the Whitney Independent Study Program and performing at burlesque shows around New York. Most of her work tends to be very sexualized and sexually charged, dealing mostly with women and female sexuality with reoccurring uses of a merkin and items being held in bodily orifices.

Narcissister in the mainstream

In 2011, Narcissister was picked as one of the 30 young artists to recreate the various pieces--specifically the Luminosity piece-- from the Marina Abramović retrospective The Artist is Present performance piece at MoMA. These pieces were all recreations of past pieces done by Abramovic throughout her career. In 2011, Narcissister was also asked to be the date of and accompany goth singer Marilyn Manson to various events in California surrounding the screening of his film Born Villain. She currently holds a residency at the downtown club and performance venue The Box Soho