Cindy Sherman

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Cindy Sherman is an American photographer and conceptual artist renowned for her staged self-portraits that critically explore identity, gender, and representation in contemporary culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conceptual artist
human
photographer
visual artist
activeSince 1970s
awardReceived Hasselblad Award NERFINISHED
MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED
National Arts Award NERFINISHED
Wolf Prize in Arts NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1954-01-19
educatedAt Buffalo State College NERFINISHED
State University of New York at Buffalo NERFINISHED
familyName Sherman NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork contemporary art
feminist art
photography
self-portraiture
genre fine art photography
self-portrait photography
staged photography
givenName Cynthia NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced contemporary photography
feminist visual culture
postmodern art discourse
hasRole director of staged scenes
model in her own photographs
photographer
influencedBy B-movies NERFINISHED
feminist theory
film noir
television culture
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement conceptual art
postmodern art
name Cindy Sherman NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableExhibition exhibition at the Tate Modern
exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art
retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
notableWork Bus Riders NERFINISHED
Centerfolds NERFINISHED
Clowns NERFINISHED
Fairy Tales NERFINISHED
History Portraits NERFINISHED
Rear Screen Projections NERFINISHED
Sex Pictures NERFINISHED
Society Portraits NERFINISHED
Untitled Film Stills NERFINISHED
partOf contemporary art scene in New York
placeOfBirth Glen Ridge, New Jersey NERFINISHED
primaryTheme femininity
gender
identity
representation
stereotypes in mass media
the body
residence New York City
sexOrGender female
workLocation New York City
workStyle staged self-portraiture
use of constructed characters
use of costumes and makeup

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The Phillips Collection hasWorkBy Cindy Sherman
subject surface form: The Broad