Franko B (1960) was born in Milan and moved to London in 1979. His practice
spans drawing, installation, performance and
sculpture.
A pioneer of body art and a leading performance artist and activist, Franko
B uses his body as a tool to explore the themes of the personal, political, poetic, resistance, suffering and the reminder of our own mortality and vulnerability
His works are in the collections of the Tate, Victoria and Albert Museum, South London Gallery, the permanent collection of the city of Milan and a/political, London.