Portraiture endures because it fulfills a universal need to isolate, observe, and preserve the human face within the fragile sanctity of the material realm. Whether famous or anonymous, archetypes or iconoclasts, all sitters share the same fate: occu...

Miss Rosen
Miss Rosen is a New York-based writer focusing on art, photography, and culture. Her work has been published in books and magazines, including Time, Vogue, Aperture, and Vice, among others.
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