We are all experts at concealment; hiding behind masks, both real and figurative. "Concealed Identity" explores the strategies of masks, shrouds, shadows, make-up and face paint used by both artist and subject alike to obscure and transcend identity.
Whether identity is hidden for protection, as in the case of Brassaï and his photographs of French prostitutes, or to express the voyeuristic and often erotic potential inherent in the veiling or outright masking of the eyes in the work of Jan Sau…
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