The late queen reading on the toilet, Marilyn cuddling up with JFK, or Diana flipping off the camera – Alison Jackson’s photographs let us in on intimate scenes of the ultra-famous. Using look-alikes and the grainy texture of paparazzi shots, her works are mental images of a culture obsessed with wealth and celebrity. The British star photographer continually takes the pulse of our time, from politicians to starlets and the Royal Family, a recurring favorite. Both voyeuristic and satirizing, Jackson creates pretend worlds in which we, the viewer, sit front-row on the mundane everyday of those deemed exceptional.
Alison JacksonPrincess Diana, Sitting Finger Up
Alison JacksonQUEEN ON LOO
Alison JacksonKate tries Crown
Alison JacksonMarilyn Wanking Black
Alison JacksonBush Rubik Cube
Alison JacksonBeckham popping Champagne
Alison JacksonCamilla as Keeler
Alison JacksonMadonna Ironing
Alison JacksonTrump with Miss Mexico
Alison JacksonConga
Alison JacksonElton John Wedding Dress
Alison JacksonTower Block
Alison JacksonTrain
Alison JacksonThe real Elton John with the Queen
Alison JacksonThe real Tom Ford with Paris Hilton
Alison JacksonTom Hollander
Alison JacksonTom Wilkinson
Alison JacksonThe real Alison Jackson with George Clooney
Alison JacksonBenedict Cumberbatch 2
Alison JacksonCillian Murphy
Alison JacksonEddie Redmayne
Alison JacksonDiana and Marilyn Shopping
Alison JacksonDiana
Alison JacksonQueen Marigolds
Alison JacksonAlison Monroe
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