Now open: “Gillian Wearing: Wearing Masks” Profoundly empathetic and psychologically intense, Gillian Wearing’s photographs, videos, sculptures, and paintings probe the tensions between self and society in an increasingly media-saturated world. Wearing’s work often involves her asking a diverse group of volunteers to represent their authentic selves, a process that highlights distinctions between public and private identities, and spontaneous versus rehearsed behavior. Wearing also repeatedly tu

Last chance to see "Gillian Wearing: Wearing Masks," the first retrospective of Wearing's work in North America, on view through Monday, June 13! The exhibition traces the artist's development from her earliest Polaroids to her latest self-portraits, exploring the performative nature of identity. | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Gillian Wearing. Claude Cahun. Two artists, challenging gender and identity, fascinated by masquerade and performance, brought together for the very first time. Discover the extraordinary self-portraits of Wearing and Cahun in our new exhibition, opening next week: http://ow.ly/VAde309rjja | National Portrait Gallery

Tucked away in the back corner of the Guggenheim’s Tower 5 gallery in a glowing vitrine, you can see a selection of masks worn by Gillian Wearing throughout our current exhibition, “Gillian Wearing: Wearing Masks.” 🎭 In both her “Spiritual Family” and “Family Album” series, Wearing deploys silicone prosthetics, wigs, and lighting to disguise herself in the visages of both her family of origin, and her family of choice: pivotal art-historical figures with whom she feels creative kinship. Stop by