 2003 "Flat Out" and 2005 "Fall Out"

Baker’s solo debut in New York, "Flat Out", was presented by Deitch Projects in September 2003 and her subsequent Los Angeles debut, "Fall Out", was presented by Acme in March 2005.Both exhibitions continued the artist’s interest in auto racing by exploring, “the connection between painting and automobile racing, particularly by the contrast between accident versus control that characterizes both pursuits.”

In Debra Singer's article for Artforum the work is explained within a cultural context.“ Baker explains that she started to understand racing as a microcosm of American capitalism, given the sport’s inherent ties to technological innovation and corporate sponsorship.” But however specific the subject of auto racing may be, the work still maneuvers itself in the broader sense of painting.