In this arresting 2006 oil on panel, Angela Dufresne inserts herself into the violent, morally ambiguous world of Takeshi Kitano's 1989 film "Violent Cop," adopting the persona of the stoic detective Boris with a boldness that collapses the distance between cinematic mythology and self-portraiture. Measuring 61 by 76.2 centimeters, the work operates within the intimate scale of panel painting while carrying the psychological weight of something considerably larger. Dufresne's handling of oil is loose and expressive, her surfaces alive with the kind of gestural energy that characterizes her broader practice, one rooted in a deep engagement with film history, popular culture, and the way images of power and transgression circulate through the cultural imagination. Dufresne's project has long involved a pointed interrogation of who gets to occupy heroic or antiheroic roles, and this painting exemplifies that inquiry with wit and precision. By casting herself as Boris, a character defined by controlled menace and a refusal of institutional authority, she claims a cinematic archetype rarely afforded to women, doing so through the subjective, embodied medium of paint rather than performance or photography. The result is a work that is simultaneously homage, critique, and self-construction, layers that reward sustained looking. Signed by the artist and offered in unframed condition, this panel ships from Los Angeles and represents a compelling entry point into Dufresne's work from the mid-2000s, a period recognized as foundational to her critical reputation.