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A Disturbing and Melodic Look at Childhood; The first printed collection of the various works of this controversial young artist, known as the Cindy Sherman of her generation and proclaimed by the internationally renowned gallerist Mary Boone as a leader in creating ""a whole new aesthetic."" In this deliciously wicked interpretation of female identity and sexuality at the moment of adolescent transformation into adulthood, Anna Gaskell strip-mines the strangeness of growing up. Envisioned as Neo-Gothic allegories, this collection recalls psychological horror films such as Carrie, All About Eve and The Exorcist, literary works like the Brothers Grimm's Magic Donkey and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, and real-life characters such as the infamous Genene Jones, a paediatric nurse convicted of several murders in the early '80s. With such a twisted selection of references, it is no wonder Gaskell's photographs reveal such a strange and tilted world, where seduction and fascination go hand and hand.

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Gaskell has taken the art world by storm... There is a seductiveness to her work, accentuated by her lush colours, that draws you in at the same time as you're slightly repelled. - American Photo

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Anna Gaskell has exhibited her work around the world at museums and galleries including the Institute of Contemporary Arts and White Cube in London; and the Guggenheim, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, and Casey Kaplan Gallery in New York among others. Thom Jones, author of Cold Snap and Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine, won the prestigious O. Henry Award for his 1991 collection of short stories, The Pugilist at Rest. Nancy Spector is a Curator of Contemporary Art at the Guggenheim, New York.

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