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Cindy Sherman
Untitled
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- $15,000 - 20,000
$19,050
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archival pigment print
signed with the artist's initials, numbered and dated "AP 3/12 CS 1993/2023" on the reverse
22 x 15 3/8 in. (55.9 x 39.1 cm)
Photographed in 1993 and printed in 2023, this work is artist's proof 3 from an edition of 50 plus 12 artist’s proofs.
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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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