In Not Sorry, artist Jennifer Dalton exhibits a series of artworks featuring illustrated quotations from celebrity public apologies. Stemming from such alleged misdeeds as sports doping, sexual harassment, wearing blackface, committing assault, cheating on college applications, crying in a Supreme Court nomination hearing, and – sadly – much more, this collection of fake contrition from famous figures such as Bill Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Harvey Weinstein and more, has been painstakingly translated into cute artisanal signs. The type of product that has “handmade” printed on its package becomes the vehicle for the faux sincerity and icy warmth of professional crisis management. These statements appear calculated to elicit the least possible regret to preserve valuable reputations, and, collectively, they say "I'm sorry you're so sensitive" in the visual language of "Live Love Laugh.”

In the past few decades, the public has been asked to ingest each of Orwell’s famous authoritarian paradoxes in turn: “war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength."  The current climate of public lying, mass gaslighting, and truthiness richly deserves this saccharine aesthetic of fake authenticity and "homeyness." These adorable little passive-aggressive plaques are also the perfect gift for your ex.