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Cindy Sherman — Untitled #121, 1983
Cindy Sherman — Untitled #121, 1983
Cindy Sherman — Untitled #121, 1983
Cindy Sherman

Untitled #121, 1983

In this striking chromogenic print, Sherman continues her exploration of constructed identities, presenting a female figure bathed in dramatic, cinematic lighting reminiscent of classic Hollywood film stills or fairy tale imagery. The staged composition features rich, saturated colors characteristic of the early 1980s, with Sherman herself inhabiting an ambiguous narrative role that blurs the line between victim and protagonist. As with much of her work from this period, the image invites the viewer to question the cultural archetypes and representations of femininity perpetuated through mass media and art history.

Medium
chromogenic print, printed 1983
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

LITERATURE I. M. Danoff et P. Schjeldahl, Cindy Sherman, New York, 1984, No. 82 (un autre tirage illustré en couleurs p. 176). E. Barents et P. Schjeldahl, Cindy Sherman, Munich, 1987, No. 82 (un autre tirage illustré en couleurs p. 177). R. Krauss, Cindy Sherman, 1975-1993, New York, 1993 (un autre tirage illustré en couleurs p. 115). EXHIBITED Saint-Étienne, Musée d'Art et d'Industrie, Cindy Sherman, décembre 1983-janvier 1984 (un autre tirage exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 20). Tokyo, Parco, Cindy Sherman, 1987 (un autre tirage exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 58). New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Cindy Sherman, juillet-octobre 1987, No. 82 (un autre tirage exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition n.p.). Milan, Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea di Milano, Cindy Sherman, octobre-novembre 1990 (un autre tirage exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 44). Bâle, Kunsthalle (mars-mai); Munich, Staatsgalerie moderner Kunst (juin-juillet); Londres, Whitechapel Art Gallery (août-septembre), Cindy Sherman, 1991 (un autre tirage exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 39). Washington D. C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Brand New: Art and Commodity in the 1980s, février-mars 2018 (un autre tirage exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 90). Québec, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, America. Between Dreams and Realities: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection, juin-septembre 2022 (un autre tirage exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 69). FURTHER DETAILS Cette œuvre fait partie de la célèbre série de photographies de mode de Cindy Sherman, réalisée en 1983 à la demande de Diane Benson pour le magazine Interview. Conditions of sale Brought to you by Elisabetta Vitullo Junior Specialist, Head of Day Sale EVITULLO@CHRISTIES.COM +33 (0)1 40 76 85 68

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Cindy Sherman, Untitled #121, 1983

In this striking chromogenic print, Sherman continues her exploration of constructed identities, presenting a female figure bathed in dramatic, cinematic lighting reminiscent of classic Hollywood film stills or fairy tale imagery. The staged composition features rich, saturated colors characteristic of the early 1980s, with Sherman herself inhabiting an ambiguous narrative role that blurs the line between victim and protagonist. As with much of her work from this period, the image invites the viewer to question the cultural archetypes and representations of femininity perpetuated through mass media and art history.

Medium
chromogenic print, printed 1983
Dimensions
88.9 x 52.7 cm
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Christie's, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Contemporary Photographer, Postmodern Photography, Cinematic Aesthetic, Color Photography, Film Still Aesthetic, Late Twentieth Century, Conceptual Art, American Artist, Psychological Tension, Self-Portrait, Female Artist

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