Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 - Today

By Fine Art Today - October 26, 2018               The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announces “Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today,” organized by the museum’s chief curator, Brandon Brame Fortune. At a time when countless selfies are posted on social media channels and identity is proving to be more and more fluid, the museum will present a sampling of how artists have approached the exploration of representation and self-depiction through portraiture. With each self-portrait, artists either reaffirm or rebel against a sense of identity that links the eye to “I.”

“Eye to I” will feature more than 75 artworks in a variety of styles and media, ranging from... Read More