Self-Portraits and Self-Promotion
During the Renaissance, the rise of better and cheaper mirrors saw the spread of self-portraiture and granted the artist a new social status. In the age of social media, many offer up visual content to promote themselves as a brand, craving recognition from digital eyes. This room explores the overlaps and differences between the procedures of self-promotion used by professional bodies and individuals. Corporate videos, election posters, self-portraits: how do the police and the military but also politicians and artists represent their power and interests to the public?