RaveThe Standard (UK)An elegant history that moves from the ancient Greeks through Renaissance portraiture to the arrival of mirrors, Instagram filters and face transplants, investigating the politics of how we understand ourselves and judge one another ... Especially compelling is Bound Alberti’s suggestion that while world views shift, many of the prejudices and assumptions projected onto faces remain ... Scholarly but not unapproachable, The Face ultimately argues that the transformation we need most is one of perception.
