Vanity Fair has commissioned and will publish an abstract nude portrait of journalist Olivia Nuzzi, titled "How to Disappear," by artist Isabelle Brourman, in its Dec. 2 Hollywood Issue. The painting, which depicts Nuzzi nude with Americana symbols swirling around her, was created after the two met during Donald Trump's criminal trial and will also be exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach as part of Jeffery Deitch's presentation "The Great American Nude."
The portrait arrives amid ongoing media scrutiny of Nuzzi following her departure from New York magazine in 2024 after a reported "sexting" relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The work is significant for bridging courtroom sketch art and fine art portraiture, and for its placement in both a major magazine and an Art Basel showcase, highlighting the convergence of journalism, celebrity, and the contemporary art market.