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Jake Gyllenhaal

Oil on canvas

30 × 30 cm

Project context

Better Than Christmas

This painting was made for Better Than Christmas, an Arts Council England-funded participatory art project by James Connelly and Leila Redpath. In 2008, we surveyed 1,000 people, asking: ‘If you could have anything you wanted for Christmas, what would it be?’ This participant answered: ‘Jake Gyllenhaal, described as being as cute as Christmas’ Selected responses were transformed into paintings.

More information about the project and the other wish paintings can be found at betterthanchristmas.com.