Froment fromenté
mise-en-scène, CAG, 2014, curated by Shawn Dacey
(...) A cabaret inside an exhibition by Aurélien Froment (Fröbel Fröbeled). A tight critique in loose pants, about preppy art that travels well, folding the entire show inside a tupperware demonstratiom, while my assistants are cutting perfect llines of ritalin and aderol on fashionable grids. Nigel did not show up because he had heard rumours that I asked a bunch of Down Syndrome citizens to come play dress up, and go hug Nigel, which was true but the woman at the Institute insisted Trisomy 21 people want to lead normal lives and not be stigmatized. I told her that wanting to lead normal lives was the problem but Ovide helped make me look normal for the meeting and knew I was using him to look legit to coinvince her it was a good idea. (...) see .(excerpt from A VENDRE)
Photos by Kathrine Braga, Tanya Crail, Owen Ellis, Patrick Campbell
FROMENT FROMENTÉ
un pastiche en 7 actes
sur l'exposition d'Aurélien Froment
Frobel Frobeled
un cabaret anti-hégélien
Marie-Hélène Tessier................démonstration Tupperware
Emily Bach.........................................................sonates allemandes pour violon, interludes
Marquois.................................................................synthèse d'Hegel dans un contenant de céleri
et lignes d'Adderall sur la table quadrillé
Sydney Gregoire......................................démonstration de recettes de Sizerp
Emmett Rose ....................................................démonstration de danse en 3 mouvements
Chase Porter.................................................................assistant-démo molécules de Ritalin et Dexedrine
Steven Audia............................................video IKEA-Gay et DIY IKEA Expedit
April Killer.....................................pastiche of pastiche Clown 1
Dolly Frank Harry..........................pastiche of pastiche Clown 2
Jane Smoker....................................................identité modulaire drag queen strip tease
Contemporary Art Gallery
Vancouver