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Exquisite Corpse Self-Portraits

By Leigh Drake, posted on Aug 3, 2022

Exquisite corpse—the name alone is enough to capture anyone’s attention. If you’ve never heard of this surrealism-inspired art-making method, let me explain the process. Exquisite corpse, also known as exquisite cadaver or picture consequences, is a method by which a group of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to an artwork in sequence and is sometimes allowed to see only the end of what the previous person contributed.

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