Baker Overstreet "June"
Fredericks & Freiser Gallery
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Fredericks & Freiser presents JUNE, an exhibition of paintings and performance by Baker Overstreet. Transforming the traditional gallery setting into both a performance space and exhibition space, JUNE will debut during the opening reception and will continue regular appearances at Fredericks & Freiser. Every Saturday afternoon at 2 pm, as well as intermittently throughout the exhibition, there will be a 20-minute performance.
As a personification of his vivacious alter ego, June Fagley, Overstreet uses this musical performance to explore the complications of being an artist. JUNE follows the absurd narrative of an aggressive narcissist, plagued with fears of stage fright, paranoia, and her own battle with “ego.” In a baritone voice, June belts out her woes of the theater, musing about the romanticism of the stage and her desire to be recognized. Borrowing various visual elements from Bauhaus performance, puppetry, drag, the magic show, and silent film, particularly of the horror genre, June explores her relationship with the self, her environment, as well as her enslaved assistant, Fanny.
The exhibition will have 13 paintings that focus on the narrative and the collection of imagery surrounding JUNE. Dramatized scenes of June and the relentlessly tortured Fanny, these works function as illustration and advertisement for the performances taking place within the gallery. Both the paintings and live performances are a portrait of the artist, addressing ideas of dandyism, social identity and an expression of the 'other'.
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Schedule
from November 11, 2010 to December 18, 2010
Every Sat-2pm; The artist
Opening Reception on 2010-11-11 from 18:00 to 20:00