In self-reflexive photographs and films, Cindy Sherman invents myriad guises, metamorphosing from Hollywood starlet to clown to society matron. Often with the simplest of means—a camera, a wig, makeup, an outfit—Sherman fashions ambiguous but memorable characters that suggest complex lives that exist outside of the frame. Leaving her works untitled, Sherman refuses to impose descriptive language on her images—relying instead on the viewer’s ability to develop narratives. While rarely revealing her private intentions, Sherman’s investigations have a compelling relationship to public images, from kitsch to art history to green-screen technology.

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Fashion

Cindy Sherman

3:12
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Fashion

Cindy Sherman

9/9/2011

Characters

Cindy Sherman

3:35
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Characters

Cindy Sherman

4/1/2011

Mannequins & Masks

Cindy Sherman

2:40
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Mannequins & Masks

Cindy Sherman

12/17/2009

Transformation

54:30

10/21/2009

Cindy Sherman in "Transformation"

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10/21/2009