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The first ever selfie show at the Saatchi Gallery
Organised by the Saatchi Gallery, “From Selfie to Self-Expression” is the first exhibition dedicated to the selfie. Here we see it presented as a veritable art work whose history is explored through different clichés and celebrity self-portraits.
And what if the selfie was an artistic medium unto itself? That’s the question being asked by the exhibition “From Selfie to Self-Expression” at the Saatchi Gallery, in partnership with mobile phone brand Huawei. Through the cult of selfies, from Obama to anonymous individuals, from early self-portraits by everyone from Frida Khalo to Rembrandt, this show assumes the selfie’s status as a new form of expression while questioning its creative potential. Our mobile phones and smartphones are now the tools of creation constantly exploring the digital era…
