今回紹介するのは、現在ニューヨークのギャラリーSargent’s Daughters(サージェンツ・ドーターズ)で開催中の展覧会『The Ceremony』。ブルックリンを拠点に活動するアーティストで、人気テレビドラマ『Girls』にも出演した女優、ジェマイマ・カーク(Jemima Kirke)が描いた“ウェディングドレス姿の女性たち”。彼女たちのポートレートを通して、結婚というものを社会的な視点、いち女性の視点から見つめる。

Jemima Kirke Woman on a Chair with Veil, 2017 Oil on canvas 42 x 34 inches

Jemima Kirke Self-portrait as a Bride #1, 2015 Oil on canvas 22 x 18 inches

Jemima Kirke Self-portrait as a Bride #2, 2017 Oil on canvas 16 x 13 inches

Jemima Kirke Allison in Her Wedding Dress, 2017 Oil on canvas 68 x 40 inches

Jemima Kirke Elaine in Her Wedding Dress, 2017 Oil on canvas 50 x 30 inches
Jemima Kirke
Bride in a Dark Room, 2017
Oil on canvas
36 x 23 inches
Jemima Kirke
ShiShi in My Wedding Dress, 2017
Oil on canvas
21 x 21 inches