Centerfolds

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Centerfolds is a renowned photographic series by Cindy Sherman that subverts the traditional magazine centerfold format to explore themes of female identity, representation, and the male gaze.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork
photographic series
colorOrBlackAndWhite color
commissionedBy Artforum NERFINISHED
commissionOutcome commissioned series was not originally published in Artforum
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Cindy Sherman NERFINISHED
creatorNationality American
criticalReception highly influential in contemporary photography
widely discussed in feminist art criticism
depicts cinematic scenarios
staged female figures
exhibitedAt Metro Pictures Gallery NERFINISHED
Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED
Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED
exploresTheme objectification of women
power relations in looking
psychological states
voyeurism
format large-scale chromogenic color prints
genre conceptual photography
fine art photography
hasAlternativeName Centerfolds (Cindy Sherman series) NERFINISHED
Untitled Film Stills: Centerfolds NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced contemporary feminist photography
discourse on the male gaze in art
hasWorkType photographic print
imageOrientation horizontal
inception 1981
inspiredBy magazine centerfolds
languageOfTitle English
mainSubject female identity
male gaze
media stereotypes
representation of women
movement feminist art
postmodern art
notableWorkOf Cindy Sherman NERFINISHED
numberOfWorks 12
parodies magazine centerfolds
relatedWork History Portraits NERFINISHED
Untitled Film Stills NERFINISHED
setInPeriod late 20th century
subverts traditional centerfold format
typicalViewpoint close-up or mid-shot of reclining figure
usesTechnique costume and makeup
self-portraiture
staged photography

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Cindy Sherman notableWork Centerfolds