Fragmented Promises
What the broken words add up to
Every promise that broke left a mark. This is what they add up to.
Fragmented Promises holds a face assembled from what was left after the words fell through.
Fragmented Promises is a one of one work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, on archival museum-quality aluminum, from the Unapologetic Faces series. On the wall it becomes the reason people remember the room.
Acquired early, while the window is open. Signed, and archived on placement. Once it is gone, it is gone.
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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 150 in attendance. 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.
