The queer art of body modification took center stage in 1989 when Fakir Musafar’s “Modern Primitives” movement hit alternative cultures around the globe. Musafar was a photographer, performance artist, and ritualist whose work—via the punk subculture magazine Re/Search—mobilized an entire generation of artists, thinkers, and seekers. A Body To Live In introduces this riveting “Gender Flex” icon to uncover the rich history of western body modification and its controversial intersection with sexuality and spiritual practices.