You're so vain: Facing History is the perfect exhibition for our selfie-obsessed world

Victoria and Albert Museum, London
We will never tire of portraits because they are an art of infinite possibility. A fascinating new exhibition shows how today’s artists are reinventing the genre – and proves that Rembrandt’s grimace and our selfie gurn are one and the same

Does portraiture belong to the past? Surely not. We like looking at people’s faces as much as ever. We all fancy ourselves as self-portraitists, gurning for a phone as Rembrandt once gurned in his selfie-like etchings. The human image is everywhere – in adverts, TV shows, politics. Is Jeremy Corbyn’s beard the source of his power? Did it all start going right for Osborne when he got a decent haircut?

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