An abstract nude painting of scandal-clad journalist Olivia Nuzzi that is reportedly set to run in Vanity Fair has been revealed, according to an art-industry trade publication.
ArtNews published the colorful, modern portrait, which depicts a naked Nuzzi with her eyes closed, surrounded by images of the American flag, clouds and a possibly another human figure which could be a reference to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The painting is by artist Isabelle Brourman, who earned her own glossy profile in the pages of Vanity Fair last month for her sketches of celebrities including Johnny Depp and Amber Heard during their salacious trial, as well as President Donald Trump during his criminal indictment.
An image of Browman’s Nuzzi painting, entitled “How to Disappear,” is a magazine exclusive set to appear in its Dec. 2 Hollywood issue. It was not intended to run online, according to ArtNews, which added that the image “will be on view next month during Art Basel Miami Beach, as part of Jeffery Deitch’s presentation ‘The Great American Nude.’”
The 32-year-old Nuzzi, who was recently named West Coast editor of Vanity Fair, was hoping to make a splashy return to the spotlight with her memoir detailing the fallout from her “sexting” relationship with Kennedy, Secretary of Health, which led to her departure from New York magazine last year.
But her jilted ex-fiancé and fellow political journalist Ryan Lizza, published two lengthy Substack posts revealing details of their sordid breakup, raunchy texts RFK Jr. sent to Nuzzi, as well as a bombshell allegation that Nuzzi had an earlier affair with former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, whom she profiled in 2020 for her New York magazine.
According to reports, Lizza is expected to drop another installment in the next 24 hours.
The salacious news raised earlier questions about Nuzzi’s entanglements with political subjects and her journalistic ethics, which has caused Vanity Fair to put the journalist on review.
According to Status, which first reported news of the risqué portrait, the addition of Nuzzi has ruffled feathers at the Condé Nast-owned Vanity Fair.
The outlet reported that Nuzzi has skipped routine meetings, missed assignments, and produced little editorial work as the scandals have intensified.
New editor Mark Guiducci, who is trying to recapture the buzzy, glory days when legendary editor Graydon Carter helmed the magazine, is scrambling to save face in front of his boss Anna Wintour and his angry employees.
He has reportedly addressed the newsroom repeatedly, fielding concerns while acknowledging that the allegation happened five years ago while Nuzzi worked at New York Magazine.
A rep for Condé Nast did not comment.
