During the 70s and 80s, bisexual former stripper and groundbreaking author Kathy Acker penned a series of post-punk rewrites of classics such as Great Expectations, Huckleberry Finn and Don Quixote, with added abortion, rape, incest, and pornography.
PHOTOGRAPHER: ELLIS SCOTTART DIRECTION: EDWARD QUARMBYSTYLIST: MISCHA NOTCUTTCasting and styling assistant: Scarlett ValentineHair: Makita Naka using Bumble and BumbleMake-up: Nadine Elias using MACModels: Hirschy and Robbie at Select; Lewis, Claire, Billie, KeiranDuring the 70s and 80s, bisexual former stripper and groundbreaking author Kathy Acker penned a series of post-punk rewrites of classics such as
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