Cindy Sherman is a contemporary master of socially critical photography. Die beantworteten Fragen wurden an das Blog geschickt und dienten als Unterlage und als Vorbereitung auf eine Klausur Die Ergebnisse (waren bisher in einem separaten Blog) Sherman grew up on Long Island, New York. Summary of Cindy Sherman. Cindy Sherman - History Portraits: Christa Döttinger 2012 gelesen und dazu Fragen beantwortet. Cindy Sherman established her reputation—and a novel brand of uncanny self-portraiture—with her “Untitled Film Stills” (1977-80), a series of 69 photographs of the artist herself enacting female clichés of 20th-century pop culture. The mixture of props in Untitled #183-A – a book held in her right hand, pearl jewellery, and a tapestry casually draped in the background – refer more to Sherman’s flea market scavenging than to Boucher’s Rococo elegance. So eine Art gemeinsamer Studienarbeit. Published on the occasion of the inaugural exhibition at Skarstedt’s new London gallery, this in-depth catalogue features full-plate images and archival installation views of Cindy Sherman’s History Portraits (1988 – 1990) and David Salle’s Tapestry Paintings (1989 – 1991), as well as an essay by Rudi Fuchs, former Director of the Stedelijk Museum. Sherman created the series History portraits during an extended stay in Rome – a place she found perfect for finding a variety of costumes and decorative objects. In the following interview, Sherman walks Art21 through the exhibition and discusses the ideas behind individual photographs as well as the overall series. Each photo features Sherman disguised in a variety of costumes, wigs, accessories and prosthetic parts. Historical Paintings through a Contemporary Lens: Cindy Sherman’s Untitled, Number 228. Cindy Sherman was living in Rome when she began her series of “History Portraits” (1988–90), a suite of intentionally peculiar images through which she investigates the representation of individuals in Old Master and other historical varieties of portrait paintings. Cindy Sherman, Untitled #228, from the History portraits series, 1990, chromogenic color print, 6′ 10 1/16″ x 48″ (208.4 x 122 cm) (The Museum of Modern Art) This photograph is from Sherman’s History Portraits series—where she draws inspiration from the history of art. In 1972 she enrolled at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo and In 2008, twenty of Cindy Sherman’s History Portraits (1989–1990) were exhibited at Skarstedt Gallery in New York City. Cindy Sherman established her reputation—and a novel brand of uncanny self-portraiture—with her “Untitled Film Stills” (1977-80), a series of 69 photographs of the artist herself enacting female clichés of 20th-century pop culture. From The Broad Collection: Cindy Sherman, Untitled #205, 1989, chromogenic color print, The Broad Art Foundation. In 1976, when she was 22 years old, conceptual photographer Cindy Sherman created a series of “Bus Rider” self-portraits. Portraits stellen die Personen meist schöner und mächtiger dar, als sie wirklich sind.Cindy Sherman greift das auf und kehrt es um. Cindy Sherman, American photographer known for her images—particularly her elaborately “disguised” self-portraits—that comment on social role-playing and sexual stereotypes. Die so genannten History Portraits entstehen in den Jahren 1988 bis 1990.12 Hier geht es weniger um Frauen als um die Verdeutlichung des „fakes“ in historischen Portraits.