Vivienne Jolie eating disorder hospitalization art exhibition, Digi Mart USA News (Los Angeles): Vivienne Jolie, the 18-year-old daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has publicly disclosed that she was hospitalized earlier this year for an eating disorder. The disclosure appeared in a personal statement displayed at her art exhibition in Los Angeles, according to a Page Six report.
The exhibition, titled “The Tulip Field: A Gallery on Patience of Patients,” ran from Nov. 2 through Nov. 8 at Forager Crafts in Los Angeles. Vivienne wrote in a statement titled “The Tulip Field” that she had struggled with mental health and an eating disorder, and that she was hospitalized at the beginning of this year, feeling “angry, sick, and very alone.”
In the statement, Vivienne said the kindness and warmth of other young patients and hospital staff eventually helped her through the experience. She wrote that the other children taught her how to be strong at her weakest, calling the period “the worst and best time of my life.” She named the exhibition after the hospital where she was treated.
The paintings, according to the statement, depict memories from her hospitalization, including moments of sadness, laughter, safety and bravery. Vivienne said no photographs were taken during her stay, so the artwork was a way to preserve those memories.
Titles of several works were taken from her journal entries from that time.
A source told Page Six that sharing the story was meaningful to Vivienne in the hope it would help others feel less alone. Representatives for Angelina Jolie and Vivienne did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The report notes Vivienne recently had a court grant her request to drop Pitt from her last name.
