Dreamy, sterile and lifeless, the 23-year-old’s work is defining the look of a recent lobotomy-chic generation
Chloe Cherry is all dolled up in a dank, disgusting bedroom. She stands within the centre of the frame, staring dead-eyed into the camera, her expression blank and detached. She cradles a pet rabbit and the cool, harsh flash turns its eyes vivid red. Addison Rae, mouth open in a white Holy Trinity bikini, stands against a white wall. Face washed out by the flash, the image is light and sterile. The post-ironic message of the bikini twists her feminine beauty into blasphemy.
The elusive, confusing, seductive world of post-ironic femininity has washed over Instagram feeds. With its...
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