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Celebrities are instantly recognizable - or are they?

In this exhibition the viewer is challenged to identify who the celebrity is in the photograph. Some are readily known by hair, hands, clothing, and posture. Some others are not so easy. Perhaps that’s where the fun comes in, and perhaps the real person emerges.

Sometimes, the element of disguise or concealment is a collaboration between artist and subject and reveals just as much as it hides. Ellen von Unwerth’s photograph of Lady Gaga illustrates this. Elvis Presley’s gait, Roy Lichtenstein’s paintbrush, and Michael Jordan’s heroic …