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Actor <n>Barbara O. Jones</n> in <n>Diary of an African Nun</n> (1977), directed by <n>Julie Dash</n>.

A view of <n>The Shard</n> and the London skyline from Primrose Hill. Photo by <n>Simon King</n>.

Model <n>Julia Fox</n> photographed by <n>Richie Shazam</n> for <n>TUSH Magazine</n>.

The <n>Großes Schauspielhaus</n> in Berlin, designed by <n>Hans Poelzig</n> in 1919. Photo by <n>Zander & Labisch</n>.

<n>Jocelyn Wildenstein (Red/Red)</n>, a 2013 acrylic and silkscreen on canvas by artist <n>Peter Mayer</n>.

Model <n>Kiko Mizuhara</n> for <n>Paloma Wool</n>'s Los Angeles pop-up installation, photographed by <n>Carlota Guerrero</n>.

Promotional photo of <n>Jodie Foster</n> for the 1991 film <n>The Silence of the Lambs</n>.

A pleated polyester dress from <n>Issey Miyake</n>'s Spring/Summer 1990 collection. Photo by <n>Irving Penn</n>.

Set design by <n>Mahatma Ordaz</n> for the play <n>The Beauty Within</n>.

<n>Tim Curry</n> as the <n>Lord of Darkness</n> in <n>Ridley Scott</n>'s 1985 film, <n>Legend</n>.

A look from the <n>Alexander McQueen</n> Fall 1997 collection.

Actor <n>Arón Piper</n> photographed by <n>Filip Custic</n> for <n>Numéro Netherlands</n>.

<n>Madonna</n> in the "<n>Funeral Rites</n>" portfolio by <n>Steven Klein</n> for <n>CR Fashion Book</n> S/S 2025.

A scene from the 1963 film <n>Cleopatra</n> starring <n>Elizabeth Taylor</n>.

A look from the <n>Jean-Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 1990</n> collection.

A scene from <n>Giuseppe Verdi</n>'s opera <n>Don Carlo</n>, directed by <n>Willy Decker</n> for <n>De Nederlandse Opera</n>.

A scene from <n>Stanley Kubrick</n>'s 1999 film <n>Eyes Wide Shut</n>, featuring <n>Tom Cruise</n>.

The <n>Großes Schauspielhaus</n> in Berlin, designed by architect <n>Hans Poelzig</n> in 1919.

The <n>Expressionist</n> interior of the <n>Grosses Schauspielhaus</n> in Berlin, designed by architect <n>Hans Poelzig</n> in 1919.

A portrait of Spanish actress <n>Rossy de Palma</n>.

A portrait of cultural figure <n>Michèle Lamy</n>.

<n>Grażyna Długołęcka</n> in <n>Dzieje grzechu</n> (1975), directed by <n>Walerian Borowczyk</n>.

<n>Lil' Kim</n> photographed by <n>David LaChapelle</n> for <n>The Notorious K.I.M.</n> album booklet, 2000.

Photo by <n>Steven Meisel</n> from <n>Madonna</n>'s 1992 book <n>Sex</n>, for a <n>Saint Laurent Rive Droite</n> exhibition at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022.

<n>Life (Synopsis)</n> (1999), a surrealist photomontage by photographer <n>Gilbert Garcin</n>.

A look from <n>Hussein Chalayan</n>'s Spring/Summer 1998 'Between' collection, shot by <n>Sean Cunningham</n> for <n>i-D</n>.