Since John Mulaney and Anna Marie Tendler's divorce, Tendler's Instagram has been full of haunting self-portraits of her in her Connecticut home and elsewhere (via Page Six). Her collection, "Rooms in the First House" — which will be displayed at The Other Art Fair in Los Angeles at the end of September 2021 — seems to document the artist's journey through divorce. A photo from the series, "Dinner in March," shows Tendler seated alone at a candlelit dining table wearing a white dress. Two plates of untouched food sit on the table, one in front of her and one in front of an empty place setting, which implies that it's meant to be for Mulaney.
There are several photos throughout the series that demonstrate the feeling of loneliness in a place that used to be full of life and love, including empty places where someone used to sit, such as the piece "A Room That Once Was," which shows Tendler curled up on the floor of a sitting room and clutching an empty armchair.
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEpaCsrF6YvK57lWpobW5kZLWww4yapaeZXaKus7XEZqueppShsrO%2FjJqprWWZqHqzscWlnJysmaO0brTEq2Sdoaakv6SxjJ%2BpqKVdn7ypuoymrKWZnprGcA%3D%3D