Cameron Jamie's Adolescent Counterculture at Centre de l'estampe
From October 6 to December 30, 2001, the Centre national de l'estampe et de l'art imprimé in Chatou showcases an exhibition featuring drawings by Cameron Jamie. Having gained some fame in France with a video displayed at the Centre Georges-Pompidou in 2000-2001, Jamie delves into themes of teenage counterculture, encompassing hard rock, wrestling, and satanism. His latest drawings illustrate a dark world shaped by underground youth influences. In an interview, he reflects on self-portraits, wrestling masks, and performances such as The New Life (1996). His film BB (2000) transitioned from a documentary on backyard wrestling to a silent film. The exhibition also includes a Taschen book on wrestling and features a live performance with the Melvins at UCLA on October 20, 2001.
Key facts
- Exhibition of Cameron Jamie's drawings at Centre national de l'estampe et de l'art imprimé, Chatou, from October 6 to December 30, 2001.
- Jamie is a Californian artist using adolescent counterculture (hard rock, wrestling, satanism) as artistic material.
- His video was shown at Centre Georges-Pompidou in the exhibition 'Au-delà du spectacle' (winter 2000-2001).
- Performance with the Melvins at All Tomorrow's Parties festival, UCLA, Los Angeles, on October 20, 2001.
- Film BB (2000) is a silent black-and-white film on backyard wrestling, with music by the Melvins.
- Performance Goat (2000) features Jamie as Dracula in Los Angeles.
- Neotoma Tape is a compilation of amateur videotapes critiquing the entertainment industry.
- A book on wrestling by Taschen in collaboration with Mike Kelley is published.
- Jamie's drawings include automatic texts and recurring masked wrestler figures.
- Jamie was born in 1969 in Los Angeles, lives and works in Paris and Los Angeles.
Entities
Artists
- Cameron Jamie
- Larry Clark
- Harmony Korine
- Frederick Wiseman
- Mike Kelley
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Michael Jackson
- Denis Angus
Institutions
- Centre national de l'estampe et de l'art imprimé
- Centre Georges-Pompidou
- UCLA
- Taschen
- Arte
- Heart Films
- Autrement
Locations
- Chatou
- France
- Los Angeles
- California
- Paris
- Mexico
- Genève
- Las Vegas
Sources
- artpress —