tag
mask
The face as costume; faces that perform as objects. The individual disappears — the symbol remains.
Meaning
Part of the fool/hero face-performance system — see that page for the map. Here: faces that perform as objects, the person replaced by the symbol.
Faces (Aloof)
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Faces (Jojo)
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Faces (Sharkbait)
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Faces (Thinker)
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BE OK
media
Travels With
In the World
Sources and references beyond the archive. External artworks are flagged and credited.
- Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889 James Ensor, 1888
A whole city of masks with one true face lost in it — the crowd as carnival, the carnival as judgment.
external source Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889 — James Ensor, 1888 ↳ in the archive: Sunburn at the Garden, Auditions for the Rose Bowl Parade, Sock and Buskin