Jacqueline Fraser has created a formal installation in the small gallery at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery that is governed by order and symmetry. The installation consists of eleven wall sculptures (one large and ten small) made from dark wire and a range of fabrics—from Yves St Laurent beaded organza to budget luxury braids. 

Exhibition Dates: 16 April – 17 May 2003

Jacqueline Fraser has created a formal installation in the small gallery at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery that is governed by order and symmetry. The installation consists of eleven wall sculptures (one large and ten small) made from dark wire and a range of fabrics—from Yves St Laurent beaded organza to budget luxury braids. The wire, which has been twisted to form silhouettes, sharply delineates a female profile while the fabrics both adorn and cover it, creating blindfolds. Typical of Fraser's work, each sculpture carries its own extended title on a text panel placed below that describes a 'portrait' humanised by adjectives that invoke emotions and other social sensitivities alongside coldly named accessories of war and destruction.

Fraser's sculptures are harsh portraits of the society in which we live that blindly and complacently accepts violence and even actively invents the weapons needed to perpetuate it. Fraser's work confronts us with political horrors clothed with the elegance of couture materiality.

Jacqueline Fraser has exhibited widely internationally in a career that spans more than two decades. In 2001-2 she had a solo exhibition at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York and in 2001 she represented New Zealand in their inaugural presentation at the Venice Biennale. Also in 2001, Fraser was included in the Yokohama Triennale. An exhibition of her Venice Biennale work is presently on at City Gallery Wellington. Fraser's work is held in every major public collection in New Zealand, the National Gallery of Australia as well as numerous private and corporate collections around the world. An elegant portrait refined in eleven studious parts << a loose cannon speaks >> will be Fraser's second solo exhibition with Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery.

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Jacqueline Fraser A sliding portrait eluded >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, faux fur from Chelsea, N.Y., face veil Yves St Laurent beaded haute couture fabric, La Pigalle, Paris,; 245 x 120 cm; enquire
A sliding portrait eluded << smallpox virus clutched >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, faux fur from Chelsea, N.Y., face veil Yves St Laurent beaded haute couture fabric, La Pigalle, Paris,
245 x 120 cm
Jacqueline Fraser A conservative portrait encircled >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, sequin knit braid from Chelsea, N.Y.; 85 x 35 cm; enquire
A conservative portrait encircled << stun grenade composed >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, sequin knit braid from Chelsea, N.Y.
85 x 35 cm
Jacqueline Fraser A refined portrait enlarged >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, sequin taffeta from La Pigalle, Paris; 85 x 35 cm; enquire
A refined portrait enlarged << surface air missile angled >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, sequin taffeta from La Pigalle, Paris
85 x 35 cm
Jacqueline Fraser A muffled portrait prolonged >,, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, French braid from La Pigalle, Paris; 85 x 35 cm; enquire
A muffled portrait prolonged << tear gas pressured >>,, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, French braid from La Pigalle, Paris
85 x 35 cm
Jacqueline Fraser An assured portrait bemused >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, chenille knit braid from Chelsea, N.Y.; 85 x 35 cm; enquire
An assured portrait bemused << pilotless planes searching >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, chenille knit braid from Chelsea, N.Y.
85 x 35 cm
Jacqueline Fraser An agitated portrait concentrated >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, tassel braid from Chelsea, N.Y; 85 x 35 cm; enquire
An agitated portrait concentrated << carpet bomb settling >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, tassel braid from Chelsea, N.Y
85 x 35 cm
Jacqueline Fraser An ambling portrait posed >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, tassel braid from Chelsea, N.Y; 85 x 35 cm; enquire
An ambling portrait posed << aflatoxin bomb arranged >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, tassel braid from Chelsea, N.Y
85 x 35 cm
Jacqueline Fraser A shouting portrait confided >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, embroidered sequin organza from La Pigalle, Paris; 85 x 35 cm; enquire
A shouting portrait confided << scud bomb restrained >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, embroidered sequin organza from La Pigalle, Paris
85 x 35 cm
Jacqueline Fraser An obscure portrait extracted >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, faux fur from Chelsea, N.Y; 85 x 35 cm; enquire
An obscure portrait extracted << daisy chopper accelerated >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, faux fur from Chelsea, N.Y
85 x 35 cm
Jacqueline Fraser A clustered portrait composed >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, sequin braid from Chelsea, N.Y; 85 x 35 cm; enquire
A clustered portrait composed << botulinum bomb shaken >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, sequin braid from Chelsea, N.Y
85 x 35 cm
Jacqueline Fraser A true portrait glanced >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; wire, pom-pom ribbon from Chelsea, N.Y; 85 x 35 cm; enquire
A true portrait glanced << AK47 aimed >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
wire, pom-pom ribbon from Chelsea, N.Y
85 x 35 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Suicide Bomb >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Suicide Bomb << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Stealth Bomber >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Stealth Bomber << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Surface to Air Batteries >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Surface to Air Batteries << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Al Samoud Missile 2 >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Al Samoud Missile 2 << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser U8 60 Black Hawk >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
U8 60 Black Hawk << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Benzodiazepine Gas >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Benzodiazepine Gas << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Daisy Chopper >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Daisy Chopper << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Nerve Agent VX >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Nerve Agent VX << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Anthrax >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Anthrax << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser U2 Spy Plane >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
U2 Spy Plane << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Infra-red Decoy >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Infra-red Decoy << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Snival, Darling > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Snival, Darling << Aerosolized Valium >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser You are going to be IT > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
You are going to be IT << Small Pox Virus >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Co-operate, Baby > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Co-operate, Baby << Unmanned C.I.A. Drone >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser You don't believe I'm rich > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
You don't believe I'm rich << Fentanyl & Halothane Cocktail >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser I know what I'm doing > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
I know what I'm doing << 12 gauge shotgun >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Yes, I am famous > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Yes, I am famous << Nut & Nail Bomb >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Your a waste of space > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Your a waste of space << Ricin >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser So Gorgeous > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
So Gorgeous << HATF-IV Missile >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Not worth dying for > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Not worth dying for << E-Bomb >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser I was born lucky > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
I was born lucky << Aflatoxin Bomb >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm
Jacqueline Fraser Just one shot > >, 2003; from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS >; oil stick on fabric (framed); 32 x 32 cm; enquire
Just one shot << Agent Bubonic Plague >> << 17.4.2003 >>, 2003
from the series AN ELEGANT PORTRAIT REFINED IN ELEVEN STUDIOUS PARTS << a loose cannon speaks >>
oil stick on fabric (framed)
32 x 32 cm