Eye for I: video self-portraits
'What is a Self-Portrait?' features well-known examples of fine art and discusses how artists reveal themselves through their self-portraits.
This richly illustrated book features an introduction by the National Portrait Gallery's chief curator and nearly 150 insightful entries on key self-portraits in the museum's collection.
A work of remarkable depth, scope and power, this is a book for anyone who has ever wondered about the strange dichotomy between the innermost self and the self we choose to present for posterity -- our face to the world.
"Platzman writes very well; the text is skillfully balanced over the several decades of Cezanne's life, rich in appropriate descriptive language, and, merci Dieu!, free of academic jargon.
This book brings the discussion up to date by exploring current questions of identity and why self-portraiture continues to be relevant today.