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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Digital Archive Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology
Art John Miller, Everything Is Said 21
Everything Is Said 21, by John Miller, 2012

John Miller, Artist
Everything Is Said 21 , 2012

Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
Credit Line
Courtesy of the artist and Patrick Painter, Inc. Image courtesy of the artist

John Miller's recent series of paintings titled Everything Is Said depicts people crying on reality TV shows. The faces of the figures, rendered in shades of gray against simple backgrounds, are tightly framed, emphasizing their contorted expressions and hyperbolic loss of composure. The paintings draw our attention to the contemporary compulsion for people to divulge their private lives and say "everything" on national television but leave open any judgment as to the humanity or inhumanity of this aspect of common culture.