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Prosopon


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The English word person comes, via the Latin persona, from the Greek prosopon (πρόσωπον), meaning mask. In Ancient Greek theatre, actors wore expressive masks that concealed their faces and projected exaggerated emotions. It’s telling that our word for person derives from this — not our true physical appearance, but the role we play, the surface we present.

Artists
Alice McCool & Yusuf Ali Hayat
Gerwyn Davies
Deborah Paauwe
Polixeni Papapetrou
Brianna Speight
Kasia Töns

Earlier Event: July 5
Works from the TAMA collection
Later Event: October 2
The Mage