black essie series unfolds in the individuals titles given to each mass-produced nail polish bottle, which read like abstract tales on the floor plan. The series functions like an ever-updating archive of references and concepts, imbuing each container with a singular character and value, like an endless act of rebranding. (titles listed as exhibited at marytwo) 1–10 i-catching, fashion victim, gluttony, yes, melodrama amex, decorum, commerce kiss, focus group, habit, noone 11–12 anno design, for you 13–19 too faced, word on the street, everyone, reference, plaza envy, accessory, matter of fiction 20–33 think, immateriality, basic instinct, mystery shopper, surface over source, influencer lament, deer in headlights, creative director, losing face, conspiracy, signifying minimalism, nothing, overchoice tragedy, abyss flirt 34–37 perfume ad thriller, kerosene, jane doe, protocol 38–39 fear of god, cosmetic debt 40–48 hey authentic, tactical refusal, missing verbs, retinal spam, makeshift, trust factor, value, machinery, incubo 49–50 roland barthes, oh heart (titles listed as exhibited at Halmet) 51–58 diet pepsi, consumer subjectivity, sweet, aura, artist statement, angel, reality, financial temporality 59–60 pretty face, dissecting gaze 61–62 bernadette corporation, nicole gravier 63–64 presentational context, perpetual more 65–66 xx, aesthetic disinterest 67–69 postmemoiristic, prada, promise 70–79 temu twenties, site-genericity, west village, boyfriend in private equity, brand new, so you, zany, lipgloss mold, absence 79–80 difference, repetition 81–85 high fashion, post-fordism, ego death, style, object 86–95 contempo-casual, chance, desire, subject-centered inqury, eye, vanish into you, perfect celebrity, snapchat surgery, copyright, archetype 96–98 matcha shortage, flat lay, romanticism (titles listed at exhibited at Espace Amaretto) 99–100 nyc, ontological security 101–102 addison rae, as above so below 103–107 immediacy, new flesh, mercury retrograde, up-to-date, feedback addiction 108–117 contempo-casual, chance, desire, subject-centered inquiry, eye, vanish into you, perfect celebrity, snapchat surgery, copyright, archetype 118–119 222, for you 120–121 too faced, matter of fiction 122–123 pretty face, dissecting gaze 124–129 saccharine, industrial, angel, aura, shein talk, artist statement 130–131 august barron, women’s history museum 132–136 zany, gimaguas, icon, ego death, style 137–138 discipline, repetition 139–146 temu twenties, flat lay, romanticism, grace murphy, strategic authenticity internalized pareidolia, lotta volkova, tiziana terranova 147–1481 brand new so you
