{"title":"Collected Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eA record of works by Corey Wesley that are no longer available. Individual works are marked as acquired, donated, or gifted where confirmed. Collector identities remain private.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"love-cracks-contemporary-artwork-nyc","title":"Love Cracks","description":"\u003cp\u003eLove shows its cracks whether you let it or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Cracks\u003c\/em\u003e is about what survives after the break becomes visible. The damage stays in the picture. So does the love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-one work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is part of \u003cem\u003eUnapologetic Faces\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work has been acquired and is privately held.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more from Unapologetic Faces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/duality-broken-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eDuality Broken\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/split-in-silence-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eSplit in Silence\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-breakup-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eThe Breakup\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Wes Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52393937994020,"sku":"3326519","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0139\/6272\/files\/love-cracks-one-of-one-aluminum-art.jpg?v=1784742515"},{"product_id":"america-silenced","title":"America Silenced","description":"\u003cp\u003eA country can silence a voice. 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The eyes are not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-one framed work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is part of \u003cem\u003eUnapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work has been acquired and is privately held.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more from Unapologetic Faces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/speechless-america-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eSpeechless America\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/no-comment-18x24-framed-art\"\u003eNo Comment\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/american-divide-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eAmerican Divide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Wes Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50069172125988,"sku":"3434431_20265","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0139\/6272\/files\/america-silenced-one-of-one-framed-wall-art-24x18-harlem-nyc-1.webp?v=1786961360"},{"product_id":"freedom-isnt-free-24x18-framed-art","title":"Freedom Isn't Free","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone wants the freedom. Few count the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreedom Isn't Free\u003c\/em\u003e stays with the part usually left out of the slogan: somebody pays for freedom, often quietly and long after everyone else has moved on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-one framed work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is part of \u003cem\u003eUnapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work has been acquired and is privately held.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more from Unapologetic Faces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-villain-they-made-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eThe Villain They Made\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/speechless-america-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eSpeechless America\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/american-divide-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eAmerican Divide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Wes Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50305580204324,"sku":"4889152","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0139\/6272\/files\/freedom-isnt-free-one-of-one-framed-wall-art-24x18-harlem-nyc-1.jpg?v=1786961360"},{"product_id":"men-unite-24x36-aluminum-art","title":"Men Unite","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrength was never meant to stand alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMen Unite\u003c\/em\u003e is about brotherhood without the usual performance around it. The faces support each other openly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-one work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is part of \u003cem\u003eUnapologetic Faces\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work has been acquired and is privately held.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more from Unapologetic Faces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/united-lovers-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eUnited Lovers\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/harmony-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eHarmony\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/blended-love-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eBlended Love\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Wes Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394174513444,"sku":"7358319","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0139\/6272\/files\/MEN_UNITE_24x36_Floating_Metal_Art_Social_Commentary.webp?v=1783250055"},{"product_id":"lovers-24x18-framed-art","title":"Lovers","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo people, one gravity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLovers\u003c\/em\u003e is about the kind of pull that does not need much explaining. The closeness is the whole statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-one framed work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is part of \u003cem\u003eUnapologetic Faces\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work has been acquired and is privately held.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more from Unapologetic Faces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/passionate-lovers-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003ePassionate Lovers\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/unapologetic-embrace-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eUnapologetic Embrace\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/black-love-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eBlack Love\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Wes Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50349070975268,"sku":"9368491_20265","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0139\/6272\/files\/lovers-one-of-one-framed-wall-art-24x18-harlem-nyc-1.webp?v=1786961360"},{"product_id":"forbidden-gaze-24x36-framed-art","title":"Forbidden Gaze","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe look you were not supposed to hold. Hold it anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForbidden Gaze\u003c\/em\u003e is about the eyes that stay where they have been told not to. 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It was never offered for acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more from Unapologetic Faces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shedding-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eShedding\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/unshaken-reflection-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eUnshaken Reflection\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/presence-undiminished-contemporary-art\"\u003ePresence Undiminished\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Wes Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394174742820,"sku":"8758891","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0139\/6272\/files\/AWAKENING_-_36x24_Hotel_Wall_Art.jpg?v=1790872679"},{"product_id":"bloodline-of-queens-36x24-aluminum-art","title":"Bloodline of Queens","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery crown was carried by someone first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBloodline of Queens\u003c\/em\u003e looks at strength as something inherited, learned, and carried forward through the women who came before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-one work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is part of \u003cem\u003eUnapologetic Faces\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work has been acquired and is privately held.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more from Unapologetic Faces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/twin-beauty-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eTwin Beauty\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/black-beauty-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eBlack Beauty\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/fractured-identity-contemporary-artwork-nyc\"\u003eFractured Identity\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Wes Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52394175398180,"sku":"8136604","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0139\/6272\/files\/BLOODLINE_OF_QUEENS_-_36x24_Executive_Art.jpg?v=1783249782"},{"product_id":"opulence-that-haunts-contemporary-artwork-nyc","title":"Opulence That Haunts","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome wealth follows you into the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpulence That Haunts\u003c\/em\u003e looks past the shine and asks what comes with it. 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