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Copyright the artist | | | Sherman, Cindy (1954 - ) USA
Untitled (Film Still Nº37), 1979
Black and white photograph; 24.7 x 20.2 cm Body Art
UID 102-534
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Biography
American photographer. Studied at Buffalo State College between 1972 and 1976, directing her interest towards photography which she considered as an appropriate means of expression for a society dominated by means of communication. Her photographs are portraits of herself in various settings and according to various female stereotypes. There is a panoply of characters and stagings whose sources are taken from popular culture: old films, soap operas and sensational magazines. With her series from the 80s, Film Stills, Sherman rapidly occupied a featured place in the world of international art. Although these works are imbued with strong feelings of introspection and provocative sensuality, the photographs that mark the end of the decade have elements of horror and decadence. At the beginning of the 90s, she created a kind of caricature of historical characters portrayed in a series entitled, History Portraits. This was followed by series related with sex, horror and monstrous figures. Her work has been included in the same category as that of Sherrie Levine, Robert Longo and Richard Prince. Some of her works are part of the collections at the Tate Gallery in London, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington and the New York museums MoMA, Metropolitan and Brooklyn.
Exhibitions
Photography in The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 01-02-2005 ~ 30-04-2005
Cinema e Pintura Cinemateca Portuguesa, Portugal 03-01-2003 ~ 03-03-2003
A Look at The Berardo Collection Museu de José Malhoa, Portugal 23-07-2001 ~ 26-10-2001
Durante o Fim - Rui Chafes Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 15-10-2000 ~ 14-01-2001
A Look at The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 18-06-2000 ~ 30-09-2000
The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 17-05-1997 ~ 31-08-1997
Face - a - Face Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 02-10-2001 ~ 30-04-2001
Sedução Cinema & Pintura Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 27-06-2006 ~ 31-01-2007
Berardo Museum Opening Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 25-06-2007 ~ 09-09-2007
Au Féminin Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Paris, France 23-07-2009 ~ 29-09-2009
Fragmentos Arte Contemporânea na Colecção Berardo MACE, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas, Portugal 24-09-2010 ~ 23-01-2011
She is a Femme Fatale – A Colecção Berardo em Campus FTC na Costa da Caparica, Portugal 08-04-2010 ~ 07-06-2010
Bibliography
Christie's, Contemporary Art (Part II), 1993 Published by Christie's
Sedução Cinema & Pintura, 2006 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729903034
The Berardo Collection – Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 1996 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729739105
A Look at The Berardo Collection, 2000 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729742839
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