Abstract
The work of performance artist and playwright Holly Hughes expands our conceptions and performances of gender and sexuality. The essay discusses ways in which women's performance art contests traditional systems of representation and gender classification, presenting to audiences the unique, subjective artist. In addition, the essay explores the dynamic interplay of self and other, identification and objectification occuring between performers and their audiences in this kind of autobiographical performance. After a discussion of Holly Hughes' work in general, the remainder of the paper focuses specifically on Hughes' recent solo performance piece, World Without End, as it explores the enormity of female desire and sexuality. In the tradition of innovative performance art, Hughes' plays and performance pieces allow her audiences to confront their own preconceptions, fears, and taboos about gender, identity, and sexuality.
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