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    Ars Publicata, Cindy Sherman, 1989.01

  • 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 (Mother Embracing Children)

1976-1989
Gelatin silver print, contained in the original artist's brown leather frame.
9 7/8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.3 cm)
frame 12 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. (31.8 x 26.4 cm)

Signed and dated in black ink and numbered 162/200 in pencil on the reverse, published by Printed Matter, New York.

Estimate
$1,500 - 2,500 

Sold for $2,540

Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 15 February 2024