ブルックリン美術館のインスタグラム(brooklynmuseum) - 12月23日 22時58分

In Karon Davis’s nearly life-sized sculpture “Nicotine,” a tired yet resolute nurse sits alone, savoring a cigarette break. The nurse’s colorful scrubs take shape around an armature of plaster, and frayed edges reveal shredded medical bills amassed from cancer treatments for the artist’s late husband, painter Noah Davis. Begun in collaboration, “Nicotine” was completed by Karon following Noah’s death, and their harrowing, expensive hospital stay. A 2016 rumination on incalculable personal loss, the work also emphasizes how care and humanity persist, despite the impersonal bureaucracy of the U.S. healthcare system, also highlighting the role of Black women in the field in particular. Viewed in 2020 amidst a devastating pandemic, “Nicotine” reminds us of the emotional and physical toll that healthcare workers endure for the sake of the health of their patients and communities. ⁠⠀
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In the final weeks of 2020, we're taking time to find comfort, hope, and healing with artworks in the Museum's collection. #reflectionsonhealing⁠⠀
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Karon Davis. Nicotine, 2016. Plaster, cloth, oil paint, synthetic hair, clothing, wire, shredded bills, coffee cup, wood, mirror, cigarette. Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Beth Rudin DeWoody, 2018.2. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Photo courtesy Wilding Cran Gallery)

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