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A cover of a square book laying on top of a record cover with a pink see-through vinyl coming out of the cover. 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..." There is a pink rose poking out from behind the top of the book.A photo of a vinyl record cover featuring a hand illustrated green toile-like pattern made up mostly of roses but also features twin fetuses and rabbits. This motif is on a solid cream background. Sticking out of the cover is a see-through pink vinyl record that reads "Side A" in the center.A photo of a vinyl record cover featuring a hand illustrated green toile-like pattern made up mostly of roses but also features twin fetuses and rabbits. This motif is on a solid cream background.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 record cover open to the inside spread. The spread features a single photograph spanning both sides. The image is of John, the artist, playing guitar and singing to a group of seven children on a grassy hill. The bottom left of the left side features "The Rose Garden" title graphic. The top right of the right side features the playlist for sides A and B of the vinyl 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" 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 detailed photo of a see-through pink vinyl record playing on a turntable. The center sticker reads "Side A" and features a motif of green hand-illustrated twin fetuses.A vinyl record cover featuring a hand illustrated green toile-like pattern made up mostly of roses but also features twin fetuses and rabbits. This motif is on a solid cream background. Coming out of the cover to the right is a booklet featuring a close-up photo of a mouth open wide. The cover of the book reads "John Jarboe's The Rose Garden IGNORE ALL THE SIGNS, AND COME INSIDE..." Laying on top of both the record cover and booklet is a see-through pink vinyl.

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John Jarboe x FWM

Rose: You Are Who You Eat (vinyl album)

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Description

A true story of gender feasting, set to music.

Once upon a vine, John Jarboe’s aunt revealed that John not only had a twin sister in the womb, but that John consumed her: “You ate her. That’s why you are the way you are.” This was a lot for John to swallow!

In this musical shrine to the consumed twin, named Rose, John welcomes you into a feast of gender through song, storytelling, and a full plate of wordplay. This exclusive vinyl comes with a companion booklet that explores the story of Rose through song lyrics and beautiful exhibition photography that captures the surreal experience like never before.

Single LP vinyl record: 12 inches, 33 rpm
Gate-fold jacket: 12 x 24 inch spread
Booklet: 28 color pages, 12 x 24 inch spread

Get the digital album (optional add-on): redeem a unique code to download the MP3 album from Bandcamp

Tracklist

Side A:

1. Rose: A True Story, music by Emily Bate
2. Just Just, music by John Jarboe with Emily Bate
3. F*ck Me Be Me, music by Be Steadwell
4. I will not disobey mom, music by Daniel de Jesus

Side B:

5. Nobody Knows This Little Rose/River, music by Emily Bate, Pax Ressler and John Jarboe
6. She Summers in Vienna, music by Emily Bate
7. And Then Rose Said, music by Pax Ressler
8. Dear Mom, music by Pax Ressler and John Jarboe featuring the Philadelphia Girls Choir

All lyrics by John Jarboe

The Rose Band

John Jarboe, lead vocals
Pax Ressler: keys, vocals
Daniel De Jesús: cello and vocals
Emily Bate: guitar, bass, vocals
Mel Regn: drums, vocals

All songs recorded at Gradwell House
Recorded and mixed by Matt Weber
Mastering by Dave Downham
Music direction by Emily Bate
Additional musical coaching by Pax Ressler
Additional arrangements by The Rose Band with Heath Allen

Book design by Rachel Rosenfeld

Copyright 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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