Laurie Simmons' Photographs @ The Jewish Museum HOW WE SEE-Creepy!

In one well lit gallery at the Jewish Museum, 6 large portraits taken by Laurie Simmons of very attractive women on neon colored backgrounds are on display.  Simmons, a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient, may now best be known as Lena Dunham's (Girls) mother.  Observe closely the photos & you will perceive blank stares emanating from all their luminescent faces.  The various undulating colored backgrounds highlight the varied skin tones, hair & eye colors as well as the ethnicities of the women.  All are wearing white blouses that differ in style but bear a similar motif.  The shirts have adolescent figures, peter pan collars & girls' names. This lends a sense of childlike innocence or purity.  The photograph I found most captivating is of the "golden" girl; blonde hair & blue eyes.  Her blouse is buttoned awry.  Glancing further, you'll notice something is off with all the photos.  The models' eyes do not connect with the viewer; they appear glazed.  Peering closer still, you'll discover the eyes are all painted onto the portraits.  The women posed with their eyelids shut.  Makeup was applied on their lids to resemble  eyes.  Conceptually, the intent appears to comment on our obsession with youth & beauty which in & of itself is vacuous.  The beauty of the photographs morph into something dull, off-putting & ultimately creepy.  Upon reflection, image is a facade whose value is tarnished when unihabiated with life.  The photos present a transformation into the surreal.  Really, I don't see the exhibit worth viewing.