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Cindy Sherman
Two works: (i) Untitled #332; (ii) Untitled #333
- Estimate
- £5,000 - 7,000•‡
£12,065
Lot Details
(i-ii) black and white photograph
(i) signed, dated and numbered 'Cindy Sherman 1999 6/10' on the reverse
(ii) signed, dated and numbered 'Cindy Sherman 1999 1/10' on the reverse
(ii) signed, dated and numbered 'Cindy Sherman 1999 1/10' on the reverse
(i-ii) sheet 97.8 x 64.8 cm (38 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
(i-ii) frame 118.1 x 85.2 cm (46 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.)
(i-ii) frame 118.1 x 85.2 cm (46 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.)
(i) Executed in 1999, this work is number 6 from an edition of 10.
(ii) Executed in 1999, this work is number 1 from an edition of 10.
(ii) Executed in 1999, this work is number 1 from an edition of 10.
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Cindy Sherman
American | 1954Seminal to the Pictures Generation as well as contemporary photography and performance art, Cindy Sherman is a powerhouse art practitioner. Wily and beguiling, Sherman's signature mode of art making involves transforming herself into a litany of characters, historical and fictional, that cross the lines of gender and culture. She startled contemporary art when, in 1977, she published a series of untitled film stills.Through mise-en-scène and movie-like make-up and costume, Sherman treats each photograph as a portrait, though never one of herself. She embodies her characters even if only for the image itself. Presenting subversion through mimicry, against tableaus of mass media and image-based messages of pop culture, Sherman takes on both art history and the art world.Though a shape-shifter, Sherman has become an art world celebrity in her own right. The subject of solo retrospectives across the world, including a blockbuster showing at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and a frequent exhibitor at the Venice Biennale among other biennials, Sherman holds an inextricable place in contemporary art history.
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