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Learn about Cindy Sherman, a pioneer of the Pictures Generation who explores identity, gender, and photography through self-portraits and film stills. See her works, exhibitions, audio, publications, and related terms at MoMA.
Cynthia Morris Sherman (born January 19, 1954) [2] is an American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters.
Cynthia Morris Sherman (born January 19, 1954) is an American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters.
At first painting in a super-realist style in art school during the aftermath of American Feminism, Sherman turned to photography toward the end of the 1970s in order to explore a wide range of common female social roles, or personas.
- American
- January 19, 1954
- Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Cindy Sherman (born January 19, 1954, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.) is an American photographer known for her images—particularly her elaborately “disguised” self-portraits—that comment on social role-playing and sexual stereotypes. Sherman grew up on Long Island, New York.
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Learn about Cindy Sherman's self-portraits that critique gender and identity, and her seminal series Untitled Film Stills. Explore her artworks, biography, exhibitions, and auction prices on Artnet.
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Jul 22, 2019 · Why Cindy Sherman’s photos are so mysterious. As a major retrospective of the photographer’s work shows in London, Cath Pound explores her disturbing, humorous and subversive images. A ...
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