Acquisition Range
$1,500 – $2,000 per work
Price set by format & size
Milton Wes Art
Volume II · MMXXVI
Work III · Love in Contrast
Cover plate, detail
24 × 36 in · Framed
The Collector Lookbook
Unapologetic
Faces.
The Cost of Being Seen
Corey Wesley
Harlem · New York City
Harlem · New York City
FIVE
WORKS
V
WORKS
V
One of one
Not reproduced
Not reproduced
Milton Wes Art · Collector Lookbook · Contents
The Series
Five works.
One of one.
One of one.
Unapologetic Faces studies identity and duality. What a face carries when it stops performing. Each work is produced as one of one, either on archival museum-quality aluminum or matted and framed archival print.
No editions. No reprints. Once a work is acquired, it exists nowhere else.
No editions. No reprints. Once a work is acquired, it exists nowhere else.
- The Debut
- IGold Doesn't Heal
- IITwo-Faced
- IIILove in Contrast
- IVGolden Temptation
- VThe Face That Trauma Built
- How to Acquire
- Colophon
As seen in
Brown Style Magazine
·
New York Weekly
·
Harlem Times
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Milton Wes Art · Collector Lookbook · The Artist
A Statement
"
The faces in these works are archetypes, not portraits. They belong to everyone. And no one.
The works in Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen are one of one pieces, each produced on archival museum-quality aluminum or as matted and framed archival print. No editions. No reprints. Once a work is acquired, it exists nowhere else.
The series studies identity and duality. What a face carries when it stops performing. The works are produced to hold presence. They anchor a room, not decorate it.
Corey Wesley is a Harlem artist. His practice was shaped by the faces he studied on the subway, in Harlem, in recovery rooms. The look of people who have already been seen, and survived it.
The debut exhibition at Goddard drew 150+ attendees. I curated the show and presented this work alongside Scott M. Lilly and Ayiana Viviana. The response from collectors, designers and press was consistent: breathtaking.
Corey
Wesley
Wesley
5
Works
1/1
Edition
150+
At Debut
Images: Milton Wes Art Studio, Harlem NYC
03 · XVII
The Debut
March MMXXVI
Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen
Bernie Wohl Center · Goddard Riverside Community Arts · New York City
Milton Wes Art · Collector Lookbook · The Debut
The Debut Exhibition
The Debut.
Venue
Bernie Wohl Center
Goddard Riverside Community Arts
Goddard Riverside Community Arts
Location
647 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10025
New York, NY 10025
Dates
March 2026 · Opening
Friday, March 6 · 7–9 PM
Friday, March 6 · 7–9 PM
Attendance
150+ in attendance
300+ RSVPs received
300+ RSVPs received
Featured Artists
Corey Wesley · Scott M. Lilly · Ayiana Viviana
Curated by Corey Wesley
The debut exhibition, curated by Corey Wesley, introduced Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen to the public alongside works by Scott M. Lilly (New York) and Ayiana Viviana (Philadelphia). The response from collectors, designers and press was consistent: breathtaking.
Community & Philanthropy
Art as contribution.
- The Awakening. One of one work permanently donated to Goddard Riverside Community Arts.
- 30% of proceeds from acquired works direct programming at Goddard Riverside Community Arts.
- Named charitable contribution. Each acquiring collector receives a documented donation in their name, qualifying as a charitable tax deduction.
One of one · not reproduced
miltonwesart.com
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Work 01 of 05Work I
I
Gold Doesn't Heal
Matted and Framed
24 × 36 in · MMXXIV
One of One
24 × 36 in · MMXXIV
One of One
Milton Wes Art · Collector Lookbook · Work 01
I.
Work I · Gold Doesn't Heal
Gold Doesn't Heal.
Surface · Detail
One side is cracked open to the red beneath. The other is coated in gold that runs but does not close. The piece asks which half is being shown, and which half is being hidden. Gold is offered as a fix. It is not.
"Gold covers. It does not repair."
Corey Wesley · 2024
Work 02 of 05Work II
II
Two-Faced
Archival Aluminum
24 × 36 in · MMXXIV
One of One
24 × 36 in · MMXXIV
One of One
Milton Wes Art · Collector Lookbook · Work 02
II.
Work II · Two-Faced
Two-Faced.
Surface · Detail
Two-faced is not the accusation. It is the condition. Every person who has been watched learns to carry a second face, and the second face is not a lie. It is the cost. The piece does not choose between them. It shows them both, inseparable.
"One face to be seen. One face to survive it."
Corey Wesley · 2024
Work 03 of 05Work III
III
Love in Contrast
Matted and Framed
24 × 36 in · MMXXIV
One of One
24 × 36 in · MMXXIV
One of One
Milton Wes Art · Collector Lookbook · Work 03
III.
Work III · Love in Contrast
Love in Contrast.
Surface · Detail
Love, in this piece, is not softness. It is proximity without access. The two faces share a spine and nothing else. The white falls one way. The red falls the other. Love is what holds them in place anyway.
"Close enough to touch. Still unreachable."
Corey Wesley · 2024
Work 04 of 05Work IV
IV
Golden Temptation
Archival Aluminum
36 × 24 in · MMXXIV
One of One
36 × 24 in · MMXXIV
One of One
Milton Wes Art · Collector Lookbook · Work 04
IV.
Work IV · Golden Temptation
Golden Temptation.
Surface · Detail
Golden Temptation studies the distance between desire and reality. The pursuit of what glitters begins to shape the face that chases it. The piece captures the moment longing takes over, when what is seen as valuable becomes something pursued rather than understood.
"What glitters begins to shape the face that chases it."
Corey Wesley · 2024
Work 05 of 05Work V
V
The Face That Trauma Built
Matted and Framed
24 × 36 in · MMXXIV
One of One
24 × 36 in · MMXXIV
One of One
Milton Wes Art · Collector Lookbook · Work 05
V.
Work V · The Face That Trauma Built
The Face That Trauma Built.
Surface · Detail
The work examines how trauma reveals itself through the face before words are ever spoken. Each individual carries lived experience, yet the way it surfaces is rarely controlled. Expression becomes evidence.
"The face tells it first. The words only catch up."
Corey Wesley · 2024
Milton Wes Art · Collector Lookbook · How to Acquire
How to Acquire
By inquiry,
never by catalog.
never by catalog.
Each work is one of one. When it is acquired, it is gone. There is no edition two. Collectors who act early do not do it because the price is right. They do it because they recognize a moment.
Edition
One of one. No reprints.
Each image, single format only
Aluminum · 24 × 36
$2,000
Archival museum-quality
Framed · 24 × 36
$1,800
Matted & framed archival print
Framed · 18 × 24
$1,500
Select pieces only
Payment Terms
Full payment at acquisition
Gallery & trade: contact directly
Shipping
Insured by MWA
Tracked shipping
Tracked shipping
Certificate of liability covers full value
Provenance
Signed certificate of authenticity
Mailed separately · within 30 days of confirmed delivery
To Inquire
corey@miltonwesart.com
miltonwesart.com
Corey Wesley
Corey Wesley · Harlem, NYC
© MMXXVI Corey Wesley · Milton Wes Art. All works one of one.
No reproduction permitted without written consent.
No reproduction permitted without written consent.
As seen in · Brown Style Magazine · New York Weekly · Harlem Times
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Milton Wes Art
The Collector Lookbook · Volume II
The Collector Lookbook · Volume II
Published in MMXXVI by Milton Wes Art, Harlem, New York City.
Featuring five works from Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen. Each is one of one, produced on archival museum-quality aluminum or as matted and framed archival print.
Typeset in Playfair Display, Cormorant Garamond, and Inter.
Images by Milton Wes Art Studio. Exhibition photography documented
at the debut opening, Goddard Riverside Community Arts, March 2026.
All works and images © Corey Wesley · Milton Wes Art.
miltonwesart.com
corey@miltonwesart.com
Milton Wes Art · Harlem, New York City