The Masquerade
The performance we all agreed to
Everyone is wearing one. Few will admit it.
The Masquerade keeps the mask and the face underneath in the same frame. It is about the performance people learn to give the world and what remains behind it.
Companion work: The Masquerade and Clowned by Capitalism both deal with the face we present when the world demands a performance. One is about the mask we choose. The other is about the performance a system can force onto us.
This limited to one collector framed work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley is part of Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen. The signature is printed on the work, and the work is documented with a certificate of authenticity.
24 × 36 framed work. Museum-quality matte paper, matted, in a black Ayous wood frame from renewable forests. Acrylite front protector rather than glass, so there is nothing to shatter. Ready to hang, hanging hardware included. No additional framing required. The signature is printed on the front. Signed certificate of authenticity included.
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
