GROWING UP IN THE 80S IN LONG ISLAND, about an hour from New York city, Jessica Brilli and her brother never failed to get excited when their father brought home yet another new car. In the automobile business, the upmarket dealers he worked for would regularly give the sales guys company cars and – keen for them to get to know what they were selling – the replacements would come in thick and fast. Back then, car culture in Long Island was a big thing; driveways were filled with VW Rabbits, Buick Electras and cadillacs. Today, Jessica feels it must have had a subconscious effect on her art as they are a subject she finds herself revisiting often. But it’s not just cars. Meticulously manicured lawns, inviting neighbour’s pools, bouffant hair dos and 1960s architecture; all
