Cindy Sherman - Evening & Day Editions London Wednesday, June 8, 2016 | Phillips

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  • 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 (Madonna)

1975-97
Gelatin silver print, on photo paper, with full margins,
I. 17.5 x 12.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
S. 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 7 7/8 in.)

signed and dated '1975-77' in pencil on the reverse, the edition size unknown, framed.

Estimate
£1,500 - 2,000 

Sold for £2,750

Contact Specialist
Robert Kennan
Head of Sale
London
+44 207 318 4075

Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 9 June 2016