10/17/2026
Gillian Wearing’s “Me as Artemisia Gentileschi” (2023) is currently on view at the Holburne Museum in Bath.
The photograph comes from Wearing’s ongoing “Spiritual Family” series, in which she adopts the guise of artists she admires. Here, she transforms herself into the Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi, portrayed as if looking in the mirror in order to paint her own portrait. The work continues Wearing’s interest in identity and self-presentation, using the mask as a metaphor for the roles and performances that shape everyday life.
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Image: Gillian Wearing. “Me as Artemisia Gentileschi,” 2023. Framed c-type print. Framed Dimensions: 63 3/4 x 48 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (162 x 123.2 x 3.8 cm).