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Cindy Sherman
Two Works: Untitled
- Estimate
- £7,000 - 9,000
£12,500
Lot Details
gelatin silver print
(i) 126 x 86.9 cm. (49 3/ 5 x 34 1/ 5 in.)
(ii) 70 x 103.2 cm. ( 27 1/2 x 40 3/ 5 in.)
(ii) 70 x 103.2 cm. ( 27 1/2 x 40 3/ 5 in.)
(i) Signed, dated and numbered ‘Cindy Sherman 9/10 1999’ on the reverse. This work is number 9 from an edititon of 10.
(ii) Signed, dated and numbered ‘Cindy Sherman 10/10 1999’ on the reverse. This work is number 10 from an edition of 10.
(ii) Signed, dated and numbered ‘Cindy Sherman 10/10 1999’ on the reverse. This work is number 10 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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