[2] She cites her annual tradition of spending her school years in Westport and her summers with her extended family in East Kentucky as influences on her artwork.

I’m a Groucho Marxist, exhibited in July 2012, featured Liftig attempting to climb a 25 feet (7.6 m) high barricade of reclaimed material covered in peanut butter for three hours, blindfolded and with one hand tied behind her back.

[2] The book focuses on how Liftig’s upbringing in Appalachian Kentucky and upper-middle-class Connecticut influenced her lifelong path to self-discovery and development as a performing artist.

[12] Liftig’s visual work has been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times Magazine, BOMB, The Wall Street Journal, and Vogue Italia.

[13] Liftig’s participation in contemporary art is primarily in the form of avant-garde performances and dance exhibited live and as recorded video media.