Jack Pierson, In every dreamhome a heartache, 1990
Images of Jack Pierson, In every dreamhome a heartache

In every dreamhome a heartache, 1990
Chromogenic development print
Framed: 30 ¾ × 20 11/16 in. (78.1 × 52.5 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Restricted gift of The Dave Hokin Foundation, 1995.119.4
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- Short In a complex but quiet scene, a tennis court occupies the foreground. Behind the court are a line of modernist buildings, with the Egyptian pyramids looming in the distance.
- Eternal Youth –
- Short A shadowed figure leans over a partially nude youth, who is smiling with his eyes closed. They are both in a bed with gray sheets.
Collection
- Jack Pierson, The Call Back, 1995
- Short A woman who resembles Lucille Ball, with red hair and dark red lips, stands next to a tropical green plant in front of a bright white building. She wears a navy pantsuit and white scarf.
- Short A person, dressed as Lucille Ball, stands next to a bird of paradise plant and other shrubbery near a brightly lit building.
- Long The woman, with bright red hair and blue eyes, looks directly at the viewer while wearing a navy pant suit and white ascot. She stands directly next to a large bird of paradise plant, whose leaves shade her from the intense light that renders much of the background a pure white. She appears to be standing near a large white house with more lush plants on its perimeter. The image has a light pink border.
- Jack Pierson, Scarface, 1991
- Short A series of letters such as "S," "T," "U," and "R" in assorted shapes and colors appear against a white background.
- Jack Pierson, Angel Youth, 1990
- Short A framed color photograph shows a tan building, with a sign reading "AngeL YOUTH" that is secured with tension cables, against a blue sky.
- Jack Pierson, Ocean Drive, 1985
- Short A topless, light-skinned man sits on a bed in a swimming suit. His head tilts just slightly to his left as he looks directly at the viewer.