Face

The New Photographic Portrait

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This groundbreaking publication announces the death of the conventional portrait.

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Exploring new techniques and strategies, the artists present faces to the world that are sometimes seductive, sometimes touching, sometimes frightening, but never less than riveting. Whether Gillian Wearing's masked self-portrait, Aziz + Cucher's neutral façades, LawickMuller's composite portrait of a couple, Cindy Sherman's disquieting disguises or Orlan's disturbing experiments with cosmetic surgery, these images demand attention.

Extent: 240 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 260
Publication date: 2008-06-30
Size: 28.0 x 23.5 cm
ISBN: 9780500287323
Preface • Introduction • 1. Gazes: i. Facing Up; ii. Facing Down 2. Looks: iii. Masks; iv. Mergers • 3. Façades: v. Losing Face; vi. Saving Face • 4. Transplants: vii. Faking Faces; viii. Making Faces Notes • Sources of Illustrations • Acknowledgements

Press Reviews

For photographers with a passion for portraiture, this book shouldn't be ignored
Digital Photographer Magazine

A manifesto against our current image culture and its unrealistic ideals of beauty, youth and celebrity
The Art Review

Beautiful ... fascinating ... all [the photos] are captivating in some way
Professional Photographer

Endlessly fascinating ... inspiring and reassuring
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