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John Coplans
Self-Portrait (Hands Spread on Knees), 1985
"Self-Portrait (Hands Spread on Knees)", 1985. © The John Coplans Trust.
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Introduction
Having begun to photograph his own naked body only in his mid-sixties, following a brilliant career as an art critic, curator, and co-founder of Artforum magazine, Coplans chose himself not to celebrate his ego, but to explore universal vulnerability.
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