Love and Lies
The same mouth can say anything
The same mouth that says I love you can say anything.
Love and Lies keeps tenderness and deceit on the same face. That is what makes the piece uncomfortable: both can come from the same person, sometimes in the same breath.
This one-of-one work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is part of Unapologetic Faces. It is signed and documented with a certificate of authenticity.
24 × 36 aluminum work. Archival museum-quality aluminum on an MDF back. Scratch and fade resistant, with nothing over the surface. No glass, no acrylic. Ready to hang, French cleat included, floats half an inch off the wall and hangs vertical or horizontal. Signed on the front by Corey Wesley. Signed certificate of authenticity included.
Contact Corey Wesley About This Piece
MEET THE ARTIST
Corey Wesley is a Harlem-based contemporary artist and founder of Milton Wes Art. His work examines identity, recognition, vulnerability, and the cost of being seen.
MEET COREY WESLEYFaces tell a story before we even say a word. This is my creative expression of the human face and the emotions we all experience.
Our Faces Tell a Story Before We Even Say a Word
Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen
Bernie Wohl Center at Goddard Riverside · New York City · March 2026


