Cindy Sherman Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA, b. 1954
Further images
This series, created between 2000 and 2002, captures archetypes from suburban American life through a more traditional approach to portraiture. The images present seemingly unremarkable characters—figures one might encounter in everyday life—yet their exaggerated makeup and carefully constructed appearances hint at deeper narratives. Whether an aging socialite or a former film star, each portrait blurs the line between individual identity and cultural stereotype, revealing aspirations, illusions, and the passage of time.
"I wanted pretty pictures of older women - women who are trying too hard but succeeding - pulling off an extreme look. What I didn't know would creep into the portraits was a vulnerability behind the strong facade that most of them wear." – Cindy Sherman
Exhibitions
Jeu de Paume, Paris; Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria; Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst, Copenhagen; Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin (2006–2007)Big Photos. Russel Bowman Fine Art, Chicago, 2004
Cindy Sherman. Serpentine Gallery, London; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 2003
Publications
Marybeth Sollins (ed.). Transformation. Art: 21 #5, Art 21 Inc., New York, 2009. p. 202Sara Stevenson and Duncan Forbes, A Companion Guide to Photography in the National Galleries of Scotland, The National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2009. p. 202
Marybeth Sollins (ed.). Transformation. Art: 21 #5, Art 21 Inc., New York, 2009. pp. 190-203
The Broad Contemporary Art Museum at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and D.A.P., New York, 2008. pp. 40-41, Cindy Sherman. Edited by Francesco Bonami, Supercontemporary series, Electa, Milan, (monograph), 2007. p. 91
Error! Contact not defined: Une Vision Qui Se Deploie. Interviewed by Arthur Danto, Art Press, May, 2006. pp. 24–31
Julie Rouart (ed.), Cindy Sherman, Jeu de Paume & Flammarion, Paris, 2006
Cindy Sherman, Serpentine Gallery, London, 2003