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Cindy Sherman
Murder Mystery, Scenes 8, 10 and 11
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- $200,000 - 300,000
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Three unique photo collages comprised of 14 gelatin silver print cut-outs on board.
1976
Scene 8: 19 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (50.2 x 37.5 cm)
Scenes 10 and 11: 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (39.4 x 52.1 cm)
Scenes 10 and 11: 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (39.4 x 52.1 cm)
Each signed and dated in pencil, one annotated 'The Impatient Press' in ink on the reverse of the mount.
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Cindy Sherman
American | 1954Seminal 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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