The Freak Family Roadshow

Friday, May 22 
Lagunitas Presents…
The Freak Family Roadshow
An Outdoor Art Installation and Exhibit by Jo Cunningham
Free / 21 & over / Exhibit: 12pm – 10pm
 

The Freak Family Roadshow is a traveling sculptural art installation of a gorilla mother, an alien father and their strange hybrid baby, cruising the backroads of America, trapped in an eternal time loop, confined to a canned-ham-style 1950s era trailer. Outside the trailer there is a lurid sideshow banner and an animatronic paper-mache carnival barker promising an experience “that will make you grateful for your normal life.”

The exhibit mythologizes aspects of artist Jo Cunningham’s own family: the art on the walls was made by the artist when she was a little girl and the baby’s school photo features Cunningham’s now deceased grandmother and uncle. Cunningham’s mother, a primatologist, and her artist father, who incorporates UFO and conspiracy theory into his work, are also reflected in the installation’s characters. The caged guinea pigs and newspaper clippings about Laika the dog, who shot into space, hint at the broader exploitation of animals.

The Freak Family Roadshow reminds us that art can be created by anyone and experienced anywhere. There is no admission price, there are no expectations, and everyone’s invited!