The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black performs as part of Vaginal Davis' exhibit at MoMA PS1

Monday, October 20, 2025  

Members of The Voluptuous Horror holding up signs that read 'no killing.'
Image: Alex Lozupone.

Beginning October 9, 2025, through March 2, 2026, MoMA PS1, in Long Island City, Queens, New York New York City is hosting an exhibit by artist Vaginal Davis known as Magnificent Product. The exhibit features much of Davis' work from the past 50 years and also features photographs by Berlin based photographer, Annette Frick. As a part of Vaginal Davis' exhibit at MoMA PS1, Kembra Pfahler's The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black performed in the courtyard of the museum on October 11.

At 10:00 a.m. EDT (1400 UTC) on the morning of the performance, the museum sent an email to Eventbrite ticket holders stating: "Arrive by 3 p.m. to be sure you are able to experience the performance in its entirety. Due to expected high attendance, we highly encourage attendees to arrive in advance of performance start time." Although rain was forecast and did occur briefly, the weather eventually cleared.

Davis introduced the band at the beginning, who then performed a number of both old and new songs. The courtyard was almost full, with audience members even crowding onto the stairs which led up to the stage. During the performance of Underwear Drawer, Pfahler and Alice Moy took underwear out from a box on the stage and threw it into the audience.

After the set, Pfahler invited people to come up on stage and say hello. Audience members and artists mingled and took photos together until the museum closed.

The pre-arranged set list was:

• Soldier of Female
• Cunt Shaped Like a Pillowcase
• Bills to Pay
• Neighborachie
• School of Hate
• Water Coffin
• One Man Lady
• Where You Belong
• Underwear Drawer
• Siobhan
• Mr. Twilight (this song was omitted)
• Alaska
• Detroit

The performers of the night were were:

• Kembra Pfahler (vocals)
• Samoa Moriki (guitar)
• Eric Robel (drums)
• Gyda Gash (bass)
• Alice Moy (blue)
• Christian Music (white)
• Chloé Blackshire (red)

Gallery

• Category:20251011 Voluptuous Horror by Alex Lozupone

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  The courtyard was nearly packed before the performance started
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  Blakshire holding a No Killing sign
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  drummer Eric Robel
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  Moy and Music
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  The band facing the audience who was on a staircase leading up to the stage
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  Guitarist Moriki
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  Bassist Gash
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  The band mid-set with visible set-list behind them
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  The crowd taking pictues, including Frick
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  Pfahler tossing underwear into the crowd
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  Moy tossing underwear into the crowd
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  Posing for pictues after the show
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  Davis photographing Pfahler
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).
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  Posing for pictues after the show
  Image: Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons).

Sources

• MoMA PS1 / Programs / Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product — MoMA PS1, October 12, 2025 (date of access)