May 19, 2017
2-TIMES · Art
Cameron Jamie,
‘Domestic Arenas’
@ Gladstone Gallery
—
‘Domestic Arenas’:
Presents an exhibition
of three films by
Los Angeles-based
Cameron Jamie —
spanning a decade
of work by the award-
winning artist.
“... Finding subject
matter in diverse fields
of play — from the
suburban backyards
of Los Angeles, to the
living rooms of the
American South and
Alpine villages of Central
Europe — these three
works investigate the
ritualized performativity
of violence, arcane
tradition, and sexuality.”
1.
BB,
(1998-2000):
Captures the semi-
choreographed brawls
of Southern Californian
teens who mimic the
movements seen on
popular TV wrestling
shows.
2.
Kranky Klaus,
(2002-2003):
Documents the pagan
Christmas celebration
of the Krampus — a
menacing monster
character — in the
Alpine villages of
Austria’s Bad Gastein
Valley where St. Nicolas
leads participants
costumed in horns &
fur in a sanctioned
ritual of harassment.
3.
Massage the History,
(2007-2009):
Records amateur
dancers, whom Jamie
found accidentally online,
who freely engage the
quotidian domestic scene
with their own sexually
suggestive movements.
On view at:
Gladstone Gallery
—
530 W 21st St,
New York,
NY 10011,
United States.
Closes:
June 17, 2017.
Cameron Jamie @ Gladstone Gallery
PHOTOGRAPHY /
© Cameron Jamie
—
Courtesy of
The Artist
&
Gladstone Gallery,
New York / Brussels
CREDITS /
