Franko B (born 1960) is a London-based performance artist. He studied fine art in London at Camberwell College of Arts (1986–7) and Chelsea College of Art (1987–90). His work was originally based on the bloody and ritualised violation of his own body. Later on he embraced a wide variety of media including video, photography, painting, installation, and sculpture.

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  • Franko B (born 1960) is a London-based performance artist. He studied fine art in London at Camberwell College of Arts (1986–7) and Chelsea College of Art (1987–90). His work was originally based on the bloody and ritualised violation of his own body. Later on he embraced a wide variety of media including video, photography, painting, installation, and sculpture. He performed at the ICA, London in 1996 and 2008, the South London Gallery in 1999 and 2004, the Centre of Attention in 2000, Tate Modern in 2002, the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham in 2005, Arnolfini, Bristol in 2007, The Bluecoat Centre, Liverpool in 2008, CENDEAC, Murcia, Spain in 2007 and The Crawford Municipal Gallery in Cork, Ireland in 2005. He has exhibited work internationally in Zagreb, Mexico City, Milan, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Copenhagen, Madrid, Vienna, Liverpool, Brussels, Cork and Siena. He is professor of sculpture at Accedemia di Belle Arti di Macerata, Marche, Italy and has lectured extensively at a number of art schools, including St. Martins School of Art, New York University, Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford, Chelsea College of Art, London, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, DasArt, Amsterdam, Goldsmiths College of Art, London, Zurich University of the Arts and the Courtauld Institute of Art. His work was the subject of three monographs: Franko B (Black Dog Publishing 1998), Oh Lover Boy, (Black Dog Publishing 2000), Blinded by Love (Damiani Editore 2006) and I Still Love (Motta/Il Sole 24 Ore, Milan, 2010).
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