Lena Dunham
In July 2017, Lena Dunham got a heart tattoo on her inner right inspired by New York doll artist Greer Lankton. The “Love Me” heart design appears on the chest of one of Lankton’s dolls. Lena showed off the new ink on her instagram, writing:
“So I cry, I pray and I beg… Greer Lankton’s last act on earth was this heart. These words were her mantra.”
Lankton used her own body image issues as the inspiration for her doll sculptures. The artist underwent gender confirmation surgery at the age of 21 and struggled with anorexia throughout her life. The personal nature of her art is what makes it so meaningful to Lena Dunham, who first saw Lankton’s work as a child. She told AnOther:
“I think Greer’s conflicted emotions about transitioning helped make her work just so emotionally resonant. We all feel that sense of being lost in and betrayed by our own bodies. She made it into poetry.”
