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Begun in 2020, Glorify Yourself is the newest photographic series by Carolyn Drake, in which the artist turns the camera on herself, experimenting with self-portraiture and offering an exploration of, as Drake says, “the universe of desires and delusions that gave rise to the world I inhabit.” The exhibition will be on view from February 22 through March 30, 2024. An opening reception will be held on February 22, from 6 – 8 PM.

The series takes its title from the book Glorify Yourself, a “beauty and charm guide” for women, popular in the U.S. during the 1940s and 1950s. The guide included …