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Adrienne Salinger

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Inside the bedrooms of American youth during the ’80s and ’90s

Teenagers in Their Bedrooms — Before the turn of the millennium, photographer Adrienne Salinger noticed that a creative, opinionated cohort were underrepresented in wider conversations – Gen X teens. Pictured in their home sanctuaries, they form a luminous portrait of subcultures and styles of the time.

Written by: Miss Rosen
Culture

Nineties kids in their bedrooms - 20 years on

Talking nostalgia, Larry Clark, and the atrocities of 90210 — They're a hit on Instagram, have probably clogged up your Tumblr feed, and are inspiring pieces of photography for fashion designers and Hollywood set decorators alike. For photographer Adrienne Salinger, they were something she did twenty years ago.

Written by: Adam White

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