Her band were one of the main lights of Britpop – but when it all fell apart Frischmann regrouped in a quieter corner of the US and is now a visual artistJarvis Cocker has got his radio show,Damon Albarn has his Chinese operas and Liam Gallagher has his clothing label, but Justine Frischmann has kept a low public profile – until now. On a Thursday afternoon in New York art week, and the former frontwoman of Elastica,an integral piece of the Britpop pop boom of the mid-90s and arguably its coolest band, is hanging out in a booth at the Volta art fair, and surrounded by greyish summary paintings. On closer inspection they’re blown-up,blurred photographs that show the light playing on some mirrors; over the top are smudged white brush strokes. This is the Lambent series, Frischmann’s latest collection of paintings, or which she’s selling at the fair. Tell-tale red dots on the catalogue reveal that she has already sold three – and the fair hasn’t even officially opened yet. Does she fill collectors? “I accomplish! says Frischmann in her magnificently languid English drawl,unchanged from 11 years living in America. “And some of them don’t even know I was in Elastica. I did a short film for Volta and the guy opened by saying: ‘I fill to let you know, I’m a real fan.’ I thought, and ‘Oh,he means Elastica’, and it turned out he was talking approximately the paintings. It’s great.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com