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A cover of a square book. The image on the book is a close-up photo of a mouth open wide. There is text overlaying the open mouth that reads "John Jarboe's The Rose Garden IGNORE ALL THE SIGNS, AND COME INSIDE..."A photo of a spread of a book. There is a single photograph spanning both pages. The photograph is an installation view of "John Jarboe: The Rose Garden" and in the center of the dimly lit room is a large sculptural fish. On the left page there are lyrics to one of the songs on the record.A photo of a spread of a book. There is a single photograph spanning both pages. The photograph is an installation view of "John Jarboe: The Rose Garden." The room is dimly lit with two piles of dirt the size of a child's bed on the floor, side by side. Above the dirt, hanging from the ceiling are two child-sized bed frames. There is a projection on the wall featuring two beds. There is a person laying on the left bed, nude. The right bed is empty.A photo of a spread of a book. There are two photos, filling each of the pages respectively. The photo on the left is of a projected video still in a dimly-lit room. The video features a person's head coming through a wall. The photo on the right is also a projection of a video still in a dimly lit room. The video features a person laying on a red blanket as the wash up to shore in the ocean. There is text in the video that reads "Take your teacup / This is the way out / but you have to / PushA photo of a spread of a book. There is a single photograph spanning both pages. The photograph is an installation view of "John Jarboe: The Rose Garden." The walls of the room are painted green. There is plenty of seating, mostly comprised of dining chairs made of dark wood. In the center of the room on the floor is a rug with seven large floor pillows surrounding the rug. The walls are filled with decor. The top of the photograph reads "Welcome to The Green Room"

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The Rose Garden (booklet)

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Description

Ignore all the signs and come inside...

The Rose Garden is an immersive performance space filled with video, music, and objects devoted to John Jarboe’s consumed twin, named Rose. In this companion booklet to the album, weave your way through the multi-room domestic environment that reimagines John’s gender journey. Explore the story of Rose through song lyrics and beautiful photography that captures the surreal experience like never before.

Booklet: 28 color pages, 12 x 24 inch spread

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Book design by Rachel Rosenfeld
Photography by Christopher Ash and Carlos Avendaño
Edited by Sarah Kramer
All lyrics by John Jarboe

John Jarboe, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. The Rose Garden, 2024.

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Meet the Artist

John Jarboe

John Jarboe (she/her) is a director, performer, curator, and writer. She is the founder of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret company and its Artistic Director, an experimental cabaret group devoted to creating intimate, homemade theater through original song, costume, drag, and virtuosic prop construction.

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About The Exhibition

A photograph of a person seated at a round dining table. They are wearing a shiny pink outfit and their face is obscured by a large rose. The table is covered by a draping tablecloth made up of doily patterns. The environment is likewise draped in sheer fabric curtains. There is an empty chair to the right of the table and a bouquet of roses hanging upside down from the ceiling, just over the seated person.

John Jarboe: The Rose Garden

The Rose Garden is an immersive performance space filled with video, music, and objects devoted to John’s consumed twin, named Rose. Visitors can weave their way through a multi-room domestic environment reimagining John’s gender journey. Through interaction with surrealist inspired video sculptures, visitors will discover a series of short films with original songs, hidden treats, and an immersive maze of memories and provocations. The experience culminates in a hang out space made by and for trans and queer communities that will serve as a site of performances and gatherings, including live cabaret, community conversations, and clothing swaps, throughout the run of the show.

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