Forbidden Gaze
The look you were not supposed to hold
Inquiries for this piece are handled by Carol Ward, Collector Relations, Outside the Lines Gallery, representing Milton Wes Art.
The look you were not supposed to hold. Hold it anyway.
Forbidden Gaze holds the eyes that refuse to look away, and dare you to.
Forbidden Gaze is a one of one framed work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, from Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen.
Acquired, and placed in a private collection. What was made once has been claimed once.
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Each one of one. Once acquired, it does not return.
Corey Wesley
Corey Wesley is a Harlem artist. His practice was shaped by the faces he studied on the subway, in recovery rooms, in the space between performance and collapse. He creates what remains when the face stops performing.
The inaugural exhibition at Goddard Riverside Community Arts drew more than 300 RSVPs. Corey Wesley curated the show alongside Scott M. Lilly and Ayiana Viviana. Press, collectors, and interior designers responded consistently: breathtaking.
The faces in these works are archetypes, not portraits. They belong to everyone. And no one.
