2018 | 24x36 Inches | Mixed media on wood, resin finish
BNS’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg features a "SCOTUS" tattoo above her eyebrow, representing the Supreme Court of the United States. Below her eye, the Roman numeral XIV references the 14th Amendment, while "ACLU" appears as a neck tattoo in homage to the American Civil Liberties Union. The background layers include a silkscreened white text of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. She is also wearing her iconic "dissent collar" and a tracksuit, where beneath the Adidas logo, the text "518 U.S. 515" refers to United States v. Virginia, the landmark case securing equal rights for women in the military. A pin reading "I Dissent", a signature phrase associated with her, completes the portrait.
