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Bass Ghost Shop

Performance artist and anti-social practice artist Molly Jo Shea embraces her change in location from Los Angeles to the South by recreating a Bass Pro Shop as a Haunted House for Yes We Cannibal during the month of October. Inspired by American pageantry and the commodification of survivalist aesthetics, this Haunted Bass Ghost Shops will be a collection of objects, merchandise, and installations from Shea and fiends. In this version of BPS, the clientele has left and the taxidermy has come alive for Halloween to talk about the store they look over and their lost time in the woods.

 

Videos, murals, ceramics, and products merge together to tell a broader story of toxic masculinity, but also as a genuine appreciation for man's attempt at communing with nature (despite the avenues to this interaction slowly being commodified and deteriorating). Pulling in Shea's personal experiences with teaching herself to fish, meeting outdoorsy folks, creating pottery with her gunsmith ex-boyfriend, and being guided through Southern living; the universal becomes personal and the great outdoors, indoors. Much like Dante's trek through the 9 Circles of Hell, come on a journey through 9 sections of Bass Ghost Shop. 

 

Come to the Halloween party on October 28th dressed as a hunter or a taxidermied animal. Beef Jerky cocktails and cornbread will be available for purchase. Performances by Cooter the Opossum (BGS night janitor) and Poose the Puppet will take place at 7:00 PM. 

 

An audio installation map of the real BPS will be available for a walking tour of the Denham Springs location. 

Dates:

Opening Reception: October 13, 7- 10 PM

Halloween Party + Performance: October 28th, 6- 10 PM

Bass Pro Shops Tour + Artist Talk: November 4, Tour at Denham Springs Bass Pro Shops 12 PM - 1:00 PM, Artist Talk at Hooters Across the Street 1:30 PM

This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Upcoming Events

  • Bass Pro Shops Haunted Tour and Artist Talk
    Bass Pro Shops Haunted Tour and Artist Talk
    Sat, Nov 04
    Denham Springs
    Nov 04, 2023, 12:00 PM – Nov 05, 2023, 3:30 PM
    Denham Springs, 175 Bass Pro Blvd, Denham Springs, LA 70726, USA
    Nov 04, 2023, 12:00 PM – Nov 05, 2023, 3:30 PM
    Denham Springs, 175 Bass Pro Blvd, Denham Springs, LA 70726, USA
    See the location that started all the inspiration, lunch at hooters and final goodbye to Ghost Shop!
  • Full Moonshine Haunted Jamboree
    Full Moonshine Haunted Jamboree
    Sat, Oct 28
    Baton Rouge
    Oct 28, 2023, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    Baton Rouge, 1600 Government St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA
    Oct 28, 2023, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    Baton Rouge, 1600 Government St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA
    Come to our costumed Halloween party with special performance by Cooter the Opossum!

Documentation

Bass Ghost Shop
Online Mercantile

Show Your Support for the first haunted Bass Pro Shops with a T-shirt designed by Molly Shea and Six Sister Printworks! Pre-sales let us know how many ghoulish shirts to produce and help with the production of BGS.

Now you can take home works of art from the shop! 

Bass Ghost Shop at Yes We Cannibal  in Baton Rouge. Www.mollyjoshea.com/bass-ghost-shop
Molly Shea

Bass Ghost Shop at Yes We Cannibal in Baton Rouge. Www.mollyjoshea.com/bass-ghost-shop

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