Face: A Visual Odyssey

Face: A Visual Odyssey
Jessica Helfand
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Hardback
h251 x 178mm - 280pg
19 Nov 2019 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780262043427
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An elaborately illustrated A to Z of the face, from historical mugshots to Instagram posts.By turns alarming and awe-inspiring, Face offers up an elaborately illustrated A to Z-from the didactic anthropometry of the late-nineteenth century to the selfie-obsessed zeitgeist of the twenty-first.Jessica Helfand looks at the cultural significance of the face through a critical lens, both as social currency and as palimpsest of history. Investigating everything from historical mugshots to Instagram posts, she examines how the face has been perceived and represented over time; how it has been instrumentalized by others; and how we have reclaimed it for our own purposes. From vintage advertisements for a "nose adjuster" to contemporary artists who reconsider the visual construction of race, Face delivers an intimate yet kaleidoscopic adventure while posing universal questions about identity.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780262043427
Published: 19 Nov 2019
Published In: United States
Imprint: MIT Press
Publisher: MIT Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 251mm
Width: 178mm
Pages: 280

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