Face

The New Photographic Portrait

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This groundbreaking publication announces the death of the conventional portrait.

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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