Cindy Sherman On Sale
1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Offset
1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Offset
People Also Browsed
1980s Pointillist Prints and Multiples
Paper, Lithograph
1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Pencil, Lithograph, Offset
1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
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1990s Contemporary More Art
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1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
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20th Century Czech Posters
Paper
1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
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1980s Pop Art Mixed Media
Paper, Ink
1980s Pop Art Animal Prints
Lithograph, Screen
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
C Print
Vintage 1930s American Posters
Paper
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Offset, Permanent Marker
Vintage 1970s British Modern Books
Paper
1970s American Modern Landscape Prints
Offset
Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...
Ceramic, Art Glass
Recent Sales
Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Plastic, Offset
Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Plastic, Offset
Early 2000s Pop Art More Art
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Early 2000s Pop Art More Art
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1980s Pop Art Photography
Wood, Screen
Early 2000s Pop Art More Art
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Cindy Sherman for sale on 1stDibs
One of the most influential American contemporary photographers, Cindy Sherman has centered her work on transformation. In self-portraits that evoke the tropes of cinema and advertising, she has transformed herself to experiment with ideas of identity, particularly related to the expectations for women. Sherman is one of the most significant artists of the Pictures Generation, a group of artists who have utilized appropriation and montage to reveal the constructed nature of images, including Richard Prince, Barbara Kruger, David Salle and Robert Longo.
Sherman was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in 1954. Growing up in Long Beach, she was immersed in the television and film culture of the era — the Cold War, nuclear bombs, capitalism and the increasing onslaught of images selling an ever-growing array of commercial products. In 1972, she attended the State University of New York in Buffalo and majored in painting, but she became enthralled with photography and switched her major, graduating in 1976.
Shortly after graduation, she began to work on one of her best-known series, the “Untitled Film Stills.” For the 70 black-and-white photographs that mimic publicity stills used to advertise movies, she was both the photographer and the subject. The work debuted in 1980 to critical acclaim and international recognition.
During the 1980s, Sherman began to shoot with color film and use prosthetics and stage makeup. She explored the grotesque and malevolent by creating photographs portraying eating disorders, insanity and death. Her work further focused on how society maintains and perpetuates stereotypical roles for women.
Her manipulation of identity through images has influenced many photographers, including Ryan Trecartin, Lisa Yuskavage and Tracey Ullman. In 2000, Sherman’s work was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. In 2012, the Museum of Modern Art in New York held a retrospective of her work. The National Portrait Gallery in London held a retrospective in 2019.
Major museums around the world have collected her work, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London and the Art Institute of Chicago. Her photographs frequently fetch record prices at auction.
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