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A woman with light colored skin, wearing a black top and white pants, talks to a group of people in a gallery room. She stands in front of a large, painted portrait of a woman in a high-collared red dress.
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Tragedy & Fantasy: A Rose for Isabella Blow
Posted: July 24, 2013
Category: Awake In The Dream World
Audrey Niffenegger’s works explore the world of the unconscious mind through dreams and fantasies—within NMWA’s exhibition Awake in the Dream World.
A very tall and narrow, black-and-white print depicts a skeleton with folded arms and a rose fascinator perched on its head. The figure wears a collaged, three-dimensional, billowing skirt made of tissue and printed with roses.