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MASK - SHARRONA PEARL TASCHENBUCH

Object Lessons is a series of short  beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of
ordinary things. From the theater mask and masquerade to the masked criminal and the rise of
facial recognition software  masks have long performed as an instrument for the protection and
concealment of identity. Even as they conceal and protect  masks - as faces - are an extension
of the self. At the same time  they are a part of material culture: what are masks made of?
What traces do they leave behind? Acknowledging that that mask-wearing has become increasingly
weaponized and politicized  Sharrona Pearl looks at the politics of the mask  exploring how
identity itself is read on this object. By exploring who we do (and do not) seek to protect
through different forms of masking  Sharrona Pearl's long history of masks helps us to better
understand what it is we value. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series
in The Atlantic.

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