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Cindy Sherman — color coupler print
Cindy Sherman

color coupler print

1982

Cindy Sherman's color coupler print exemplifies her signature exploration of identity, performance, and the constructed nature of femininity through the photographic medium. In this work, Sherman likely assumes one of her many alter egos, using costume, makeup, and staging to inhabit and interrogate cultural archetypes drawn from film, advertising, or art history. The rich, saturated tones characteristic of the color coupler process lend the image a cinematic quality that reinforces her ongoing examination of how women are represented and perceived in visual culture.

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Cindy Sherman, color coupler print, 1982

Cindy Sherman's color coupler print exemplifies her signature exploration of identity, performance, and the constructed nature of femininity through the photographic medium. In this work, Sherman likely assumes one of her many alter egos, using costume, makeup, and staging to inhabit and interrogate cultural archetypes drawn from film, advertising, or art history. The rich, saturated tones characteristic of the color coupler process lend the image a cinematic quality that reinforces her ongoing examination of how women are represented and perceived in visual culture.

Year
1982
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodern Art, Postmodern Photography, Photographic Print, Color Photography, Feminist Art, Identity Exploration, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Contemporary Photography, American Artist, Staged Photography, Chromogenic Print, Identity And Performance, Self-Portrait, Portrait Photography, Female Artist

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