Ron Athey is one of the most important, prolific and influential performance artists of the past four decades. A singular example of lived creativity, his radical performances are at odds with the art worlds and art marketplaces that have increasingly dominated contemporary art and performance art over the period of his career.Queer Communion, an exploration of Atheys career, refuses the linear narratives of art discourse and instead pays homage to the intensities of each mode of Atheys performative practice and each community he engages. Emphasizing the ephemeral and largely uncollectible nature of his work, the book places Atheys own writing at its centre, turning to memoir, memory recall and other modes of retrieval and narration to archive his performances.In addition to documenting Atheys art, ephemera, notes and drawings, the volume features commissioned essays, concise 'object lessons' on individual objects in the Athey archive, and short testimonials by friends and collaborators including Dominic Johnson, Amber Musser, Julie Tolentino, Ming Ma, David Getsy, Alpesh Patel and Zackary Drucker, among others. Together they formQueer Communion, a counter history of contemporary art.