About the work

Em Rooney’s work encompasses photography, sculpture, video, and writing. Her specific materials, choices, and methods combine to work against the ubiquity of the photograph through their dedicational and allegorical qualities. Pinky Ring Edition of 4 (You, Me, Mariana, and Jess): Part 2 is from a series of altar-like works that serve as shrines for devotional objects, often jewelry, made by the artist for various people in her life.

About the artist

EM ROONEY (b. 1983, U.S.) lives and works between New York City and Great Barrington, MA. Recent solo exhibitions include François Ghebaly, Los Angeles (2020-2021); Fons Welters, Amsterdam (2019); Bodega (Derosia), New York (2018 & 2016); and Beeler Gallery at The Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH (2016). Recent group exhibitions include deCordova Museum (2022); White Columns (2022); Kristina Kite Gallery (2021); Candace Madey Gallery (2020); François Ghebaly, Los Angeles (2019); Kaviar Factory, Henningsvaer, Norway (2019); Adams & Ollman, Portland, OR (2019); Galerie Crèvecoeur, Paris (2018); Foxy Production, New York (2018), The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2018); Document, Chicago (2018); and Simone Subal (2017). Her work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Frieze, Artforum, Aperture Magazine, i-D, Art in America, and Artnews, among others. Rooney will have her third solo exhibition at Derosia, New York in April of 2022.