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SM4146

SM4146. Cindy Sherman. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in 1954 Studied painting at State University College, Buffalo, New York. Enrolled basic studio courses – drawing, painting and photography. F ailed the required photography class. Photography instructor – Barbara Jo Revelle

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SM4146

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  1. SM4146

  2. CindySherman

  3. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in 1954 • Studied painting at State University College, Buffalo, New York

  4. Enrolled basic studio courses – drawing, painting and photography. • Failed the required photography class

  5. Photography instructor – Barbara Jo Revelle • “Just take pictures” • Formed Hallwalls– an independent artist’s space • Graduated in 1976

  6. Works in series • Complete Untitled Film Stills (1977-1980) • Gave her much publicity and critical acclaim • first solo show at the nonprofit space, the Kitchen, in New York City

  7. B-Movie • Foreign film • Film noir style actresses

  8. Feminist • Stereotyping

  9. In 1981, commissioned by the respected magazine Artforum to do a “centerfold” • rejected by Artforum 's editor, Ingrid Sischy, "might be misunderstood."

  10. changed her style -> the Disasters and Fairy Tales series • images are far more grotesque, scary and deformed

  11. around 1988-1990 • casts herself in roles from archetypally famous paintings

  12. Sex Series, 1992 • dolls and prosthetic body parts, posed in highly sexual poses

  13. Considered seriously what many took to be unimportant

  14. Mixture of both sculpture and painting • Disguising and rearranging herself

  15. Alienation

  16. 1997, directorial debut, Office Killer, was released in theaters

  17. achieved international success at a relatively young age • 1999 the avg. selling price: $20,000 - $50,000 • 1996 the Museum of Modern Art purchased a complete set from Film Stills for one million dollars • in an auction in 1999, one from Film Stills sold for a reported $190,000

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