BEVERLY FRE$H
WED 06.05 @ 7PM
dfb gallery
“MR MIDWEST”
www.beverlyfresh.com
RP13 photos by Isabelle Maguire
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BEVERLY FRE$H (US) is a contemporary artist and musician. He has broken several Guinness Book World Records; including breaking the most eggs on his head and compiling the tallest stack of rap tapes. He is the reigning Rooster Crowing King of St. Clair County and won the Pet and Owner Showoff Showdown at the Davison Festival of Flags along with taking 4th place in the annual pizza eating competition. A recipient of the Daimler AG Emerging Artist Award, he has exhibited within the U.S. and abroad. Beverly is the co-founder of sUPERIORbelly, an art/design collective and record label based in Detroit.
“MR MIDWEST”
BEVERLY FRE$H will portray the rural cultural rituals and tales of the Midwest from a shifting point of view by delivering songs connecting folk music and hip-hop, telling jokes, and leading the audience in nonsensical chants.
ARAHMAIANI (INDONESIA) | ANDREW BARCO (US) | ANNA BERNDTSON (SWEDEN/GERMANY) | WAFAA BILAL (IRAQ/US) | JEFFERY BYRD (US) | PATE CONAWAY (US) | JESS DOBKIN (CANADA) | ZACKARY DRUCKER (US) | ARIANNA FERRARI (ITALY) | FRANCESCA FINI (ITALY) | BEVERLY FRE$H (US) | ANNA FELICITY FRIEDMAN (US) | ARTI GRABOWSKI (POLAND) | FAUSTO GRACIA (MEXICO) | ALLISON HALTER (US/GERMANY) | SARA HOLWERDA (US) | ELANA KATZ (US/GERMANY) | ELENA KATSULIS & ERIN PEISERT (US) | JOSHUA KENT (US) | MEHDI-GEORGES LAHLOU (BELGIUM) | CARLOS SALAZAR LERMONT (VENEZUELA) | MILLER & SHELLABARGER (US) | ŞÜKRAN MORAL (TURKEY) | MOTHERGIRL (US) | BORIS NIESLONY (GERMANY) | WANDA RAIMUNDI-ORTIZ (US) | JEFFERSON PINDER (US) | EMILIO ROJAS (MEXICO/CANADA) | KAMBUI OLUJIMI (US) | ROOMS (US) | FERESHTEH TOOSI (US) | ALICE VOGLER (US) | DOLORES WILBER + SARAH WILBER (US) | JULIE WILLS (US) | ZIERLE & CARTER (UK)