Cindy Sherman - New Now New York Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Serpentine Gallery, London
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Artist Biography

    Cindy Sherman

    American • 1954

    Seminal 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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Untitled

signed, numbered and dated "Cindy Sherman 130/350 2003" on the reverse
chromogenic print
image 25 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (65.4 x 40 cm)
sheet 30 1/4 x 20 in. (76.8 x 50.8 cm)

Executed in 2003, this work is number 130 from an edition of 350.

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000 

Sold for $3,000

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Sam Mansour
Associate Specialist, Head of New Now Sale
New York
+1 212 940 1219

New Now

New York Auction 30 September 2020