Unapologetic Faces

The Cost of Being Seen

Visibility, and the receipt for it

As featured inHarlem World · New York Weekly · Brown Style · Harlem Times

What you're acquiring

Format
High-gloss aluminum
Edition
limited to one collector
Size
24 × 36 in
Price
$2,000.00

This artwork is limited to one collector in the format and size listed above. Corey Wesley's signature is printed on the artwork. An artist's archive proof is retained for documentation, display, and marketing and is never offered for sale.

Milton Wes Art's shipping partner ships the work directly to you. After the work is acquired, it is removed from sale so it cannot be purchased again.

Milton Wes Art keeps a private acquisition record in its database. That record is never shared.

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Being seen was never free. This is the receipt.

The Cost of Being Seen is about what visibility gives and what it takes back. Both sit on the same face because the series was never interested in pretending recognition comes without a price.

This work, limited to one collector, by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is the work that gave Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen its name.

The work has been acquired and is privately held.

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After purchase: The collector receives an order confirmation, production updates, shipping and tracking information, and delivery follow-up. The signed Certificate of Authenticity is mailed 30 days after delivery is confirmed.
Production: After acquisition, Milton Wes Art's trusted production partner produces the physical work and ships it directly to the collector.
Shipping: Included. Ships only to the 50 U.S. states, including Alaska and Hawaii. U.S. territories are excluded. Estimated delivery is 7 to 10 calendar days from the order date. Dates are estimates, not guarantees. Tracking is provided when the work ships.
Installation: Float mounted and gallery-finished. Hardware included. Ready to hang.
Care: Wipe with a clean, dry cloth. Avoid direct sunlight and moisture.
Final Sale: Except where law requires otherwise or the Shipping, Delivery & Claims policy provides a remedy, sales are final. Production begins after acquisition and each verified artwork remains limited to one collector.
This work arrives on a floating wall mount with a concealed backing. It hangs securely and floats half an inch off the wall, so the surface reads clean and the edges catch light. No additional framing required.
Corey Wesley's signature is printed on each work. Milton Wes Art keeps a private acquisition record and issues a signed Certificate of Authenticity documenting the work, the collector, and the acquisition date. The signed Certificate of Authenticity is mailed 30 days after delivery is confirmed. Each work is limited to one collector. Corey retains an artist's archive proof for documentation, display, and marketing. The archive proof is never offered for sale.

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 WESLEY

Faces tell a story before we even say a word. This is my creative expression of the human face and the emotions we all experience.

HARLEM, NEW YORK

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