Newly available in paperback, this groundbreaking publication - the first full-scale study of the face in contemporary photography - announces the death of the conventional portrait and the birth of a new approach to representation. In challenging accepted notions of the photographic portrait, these images offer up a provocative critique that makes us think again about a deceptively familiar subject. They may be alluring, touching or frightening - but these photographs are never less than riveting.
Preface • Introduction • 1. Gazes: i. Facing Up; ii. Facing Down 2. Looks: iii. Masks; iv. Mergers • 3. Façades: v. Losing Face; vi. Saving Face • 4. Transplants: vii. Faking Faces; viii. Making Faces Notes • Sources of Illustrations • Acknowledgements
