Vestoj #8 - On Authenticity gardens Populated by a cast of

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Illustrated with some 790 color and black-and-white photographs

Philippe Couty

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Vestoj #8 - On Authenticity gardens Populated by a cast ofThese are times of post truth, alternative facts and truthiness: at times it seems we are becoming fluent in Newspeak. But even as we have come to adapt to a more flexible view of reality, integrity, sincerity, truthfulness and authenticity remain consecrated ideals of selfhood. Keep it real. Stay true to yourself. Be yourself. These truisms and tautologies have grazed many a coffee cup, self help book and T shirt, and they are a standard trope in TED