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Stephen Tashjian -LRB- born 1959 -RRB- is an American artist .. American. United States. His drag queen character Tabboo !. drag queen. drag queen. became known in the East Village underground scene of New York City in the 1980s .. East Village. East Village, Manhattan. New York City. New York City. He is also a puppeteer , painter and singer .. Tashjian attended the Massachusetts College of Art , in Boston where he became friends with fellow students Nan Goldin and Jack Pierson .. Massachusetts College of Art. Massachusetts College of Art. Boston. Boston. Nan Goldin. Nan Goldin. Jack Pierson. Jack Pierson. He moved to New York 's East Village in 1982 to pursue a career as an artist , and became a regular performer at the Pyramid Club , appearing next to other drag legends like Rupaul and Lady Bunny .. East Village. East Village, Manhattan. Pyramid Club. Pyramid Club. Rupaul. Rupaul. Lady Bunny. Lady Bunny. Tashjian also performed several times at the annual Wigstock drag event , and appeared in Wigstock , The Movie , released in 1994 .. Wigstock. Wigstock. Tashjian has painted murals on city buildings and exhibited his paintings in many galleries internationally .. Under the name Tabboo !. he designed flyers , record album covers and advertising for underground venues .. One of his better-known artworks is his graphic design for the successful Deee-Lite `` World Clique '' album cover .. Deee-Lite. Deee-Lite. World Clique. World Clique. The curly lettering on the album cover became an iconic image for the band and the rave culture of the early 1990s .. The photographer Nan Goldin included photographs of Tabboo !. Nan Goldin. Nan Goldin. in her books and he is featured on the cover of her book The Other Side in drag .. Tashjian continues to perform in New York and shows his paintings in art shows , most notably a 2006 group show curated by Jack Pierson at Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York , featuring dozens of camp art pieces from his private collection .. Jack Pierson. Jack Pierson. Paul Kasmin. Paul Kasmin. The show featured works by Matthew Barney , Nan Goldin , David Armstrong , Jack Pierson , and Mark Morrisroe .. Nan Goldin. Nan Goldin. Jack Pierson. Jack Pierson. Matthew Barney. Matthew Barney. David Armstrong. David Armstrong ( photographer ). Mark Morrisroe. Mark Morrisroe. Tashjian 's work has also been documented in the New Museum 's `` East Village Show '' and New York University -LRB- NYU -RRB-  /  Grey Art Gallery 's `` Downtown Show . ''. East Village. East Village, Manhattan. New Museum. New Museum. New York University. New York University. Grey Art Gallery. Grey Art Gallery. Tashjian was born and raised in the central Massachusetts town of Leicester .