Anna Gaskell |
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| Author:
| Gaskell, Anna
Jones, Thom |
| Text by:
| Spector, Nancy |
| Editor:
| Wakefield, Neville |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57687-069-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | powerHouse Books
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| Imprint: | powerHouse Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $80.95 |
Book Description:
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Story by Thom Jones, Texts by Nancy Spector and,Douglas Fogle, Edited by Neville Wakefield,Gaskell's work has been hailed by art critic,Robert Malony to be 'as rich in performative,ambiguity as Cindy Sherman's best works and as,new as art can feel.' This first monographloosely based on 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Carrie'and 'the Exorcist', among other sources, creates a,visually seductive and disturbingly fractured,fairytale, an interrogation of the issues of,identity, growing up and...
More DescriptionStory by Thom Jones, Texts by Nancy Spector and,Douglas Fogle, Edited by Neville Wakefield,Gaskell's work has been hailed by art critic,Robert Malony to be 'as rich in performative,ambiguity as Cindy Sherman's best works and as,new as art can feel.' This first monographloosely based on 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Carrie'and 'the Exorcist', among other sources, creates a,visually seductive and disturbingly fractured,fairytale, an interrogation of the issues of,identity, growing up and sexual transformation. 68,full-colour photos and 12 b/w illustrations.