Name/Title
I Hate How You Love MeEntry/Object ID
3177.057.D22Description
With smudged graphite on paper, Jack Pierson scribbles the words “I HATE HOW YOU LOVE ME”. Boldened and gone over twice, the word hate is emphasized. Jack Pierson’s work explores ideas ranging from romantic attachment to idealizing others from afar. I Hate How You Love Me exposes the shame that can exist at the depths of nonconforming love. His turbulent handwriting points to a moment overcome with such emotions. A breaking point.
“Trailblazer” or “revolutionary" are the labels bestowed upon individuals whose ideas defy norms. However, the same pride is not typically celebrated for persons whose identities do not fit into society’s molds. Authenticity is feared. Due to the anxiety stemming from nonconforming identities, it can feel like an easy solution to deny oneself the comfort and happiness typically associated with idealized norms. In many cases, untraditional love feels hazardous, that this love will do more harm than good. One begins to hate love rather than love love.
Without community, authenticity can be debilitating and untethering. Therefore, tempting individuals to reject the outward displays of their true self and replacing it with the identity, or mask society expects of them. In these behaviors isolation festers.Acquisition
Accession
3177Source or Donor
Robert DuffyAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Robert Duffy, 2022Dimensions
Dimension Description
SightHeight
12 inWidth
9 inDimension Description
FinishedHeight
13-3/4 inWidth
10-3/4 in