THAT'S ME - Cindy Sherman
Cindy Sherman (1954-) uses transvestism to better question gender, its social codes, its fluidity and its "performativity". The artist, a specialist in self-portraits, dresses up, puts on make-up and stages herself to portray archetypal characters. By mocking the stereotypical figures of society, from cinema to painting, through popular culture, the artist has made photography a privileged space of freedom and artistic experimentation. This book, published in 2019, accompanied a major retrospective exhibition at the NationalPortrait Gallery in London, the institution that holds the largest collection of portraits in the world. Presenting key examples of his work - from his earliest photographs to his most recent - it explores the didactic relationship between appearance and reality, and the blurring that separates them.
Published by The National Portrait Gallery
34 cm x 25 cm, 255 pages, good condition
ISBN 978-1-85514-712-6
Cindy Sherman (1954-) uses transvestism to better question gender, its social codes, its fluidity and its "performativity". The artist, a specialist in self-portraits, dresses up, puts on make-up and stages herself to portray archetypal characters. By mocking the stereotypical figures of society, from cinema to painting, through popular culture, the artist has made photography a privileged space of freedom and artistic experimentation. This book, published in 2019, accompanied a major retrospective exhibition at the NationalPortrait Gallery in London, the institution that holds the largest collection of portraits in the world. Presenting key examples of his work - from his earliest photographs to his most recent - it explores the didactic relationship between appearance and reality, and the blurring that separates them.
Published by The National Portrait Gallery
34 cm x 25 cm, 255 pages, good condition
ISBN 978-1-85514-712-6
Cindy Sherman (1954-) uses transvestism to better question gender, its social codes, its fluidity and its "performativity". The artist, a specialist in self-portraits, dresses up, puts on make-up and stages herself to portray archetypal characters. By mocking the stereotypical figures of society, from cinema to painting, through popular culture, the artist has made photography a privileged space of freedom and artistic experimentation. This book, published in 2019, accompanied a major retrospective exhibition at the NationalPortrait Gallery in London, the institution that holds the largest collection of portraits in the world. Presenting key examples of his work - from his earliest photographs to his most recent - it explores the didactic relationship between appearance and reality, and the blurring that separates them.
Published by The National Portrait Gallery
34 cm x 25 cm, 255 pages, good condition
ISBN 978-1-85514-712-6
