Cindy Sherman debuts androgynous portraits in Metro Pictures online viewing room
Metro Pictures in New York has launched an online viewing room featuring ten new photographs by Cindy Sherman. The artist, born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey in 1954, is renowned for her self-portraits and the Untitled Film Stills series (70 black-and-white images from 1977–1980). In the new works, Sherman presents androgynous characters dressed in designer clothes, posed against digitally manipulated backgrounds composed of photographs she took during a trip through Bavaria, Shanghai, and Sissinghurst (England). The figures gaze directly at the viewer, creating an immediate yet inscrutable eye contact. This series extends Sherman's exploration of identity construction and the nature of representation. In 2017, Sherman gained attention for her Instagram profile, where she posted selfies altered with Facetune filters, often appearing distorted or unrecognizable.
Key facts
- Cindy Sherman presents ten new photographs in an online viewing room by Metro Pictures, New York.
- The new works feature androgynous characters in designer clothing.
- Backgrounds are digitally manipulated from Sherman's own photographs of Bavaria, Shanghai, and Sissinghurst.
- The figures make direct eye contact with the viewer.
- Sherman is known for her Untitled Film Stills series (1977–1980, 70 black-and-white images).
- In 2017, Sherman used Instagram to post selfies altered with Facetune filters.
- The exhibition is accessible via Metro Pictures' Online Viewing Room at www.metropictures.com.
- The works continue Sherman's investigation of identity and social clichés.
Entities
Artists
- Cindy Sherman
Institutions
- Metro Pictures
Locations
- New York
- Glen Ridge
- New Jersey
- Bavaria
- Shanghai
- Sissinghurst
- England