Greer Lankton - It's all about ME, Not You

The Mattress Factory has added Greer Lankton’s “It’s all about ME, Not You“ (1996) to its permanent collection. First shown as part of a group exhibition at the museum in 1996, the large-scale installation was recently given to the Mattress Factory by the late artist’s family. Greer Lankton devoted most of her artistic life to creating highly expressive mannequin-like figures with full make-up, wigs, jewelry, and clothing. Her figures populated her tiny studio/apartment in Chicago surrounded by a decorated tableau of stenciled walls, autobiographical drawings, shrines to the likes of Candy Darling and Patty Smith, children’s toys, hundreds of fashion magazines, and books on Egon Schiele and other favorite artists. The permanent installation of Greer Lankton’s “It’s all about ME, Not You“ is made possible by an Anonymous Donor, Judith Rothschild Foundation, Lambda Foundation and the artist’s family.