Orange Crush. Marilyn Minter, 2009. Enamel on metal, 108 x 180 inches. What would happen if you ate all your makeup - and it was...

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Gerald DeCock travels between creative worlds: hairstylist, painter, and now collaborator on two photography projects. A hairstylist by trade, his effortless-looking work appears regularly...