In Chuck Close’s portrait of #21cartist Kara Walker, she appears as a classical icon in a traditional 19th-century photographic medium, the daguerreotype, created in homage to an artistic practice bound up with histories of individual and social identity formation, manipulation, and subjugation—the prevailing themes in Walker’s art. Close’s own celebrated practice as a contemporary, multi-media portraitist demonstrates the continuing evolution of the genre, and helps him remember friends and colleagues: Close suffered from prosopagnosia, a condition that rendered him unable to recognize or recall faces. Today, we remember Close’s life, legacy, and influence on generations of contemporary artists.⁠ ⁠ Chuck Close (1940-2021)⁠ Kara, 2008⁠ Pigment print from a daguerreotype⁠ ⁠ #21cMusem #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist⁠