Sherrie Levine: Appropriation as Artistic Strategy

artist · 2026-04-23

American artist Sherrie Levine has built her practice on the appropriation and reproduction of others' works. In a gesture grounded in the utopia of the masterpiece, she aims to align the experiences of modernity's origins with processes that mark its end. Levine reproduces works by Walker Evans, Schiele, Monet, Degas, Mondrian, and Malevich.

Key facts

Sherrie Levine is an American artist.
Her artistic approach is based on appropriation and reproduction.
The gesture relies on the utopia of the masterpiece.
It seeks to align experiences of modernity's origin with processes of its end.
She reproduces works by Walker Evans.
She reproduces works by Schiele.
She reproduces works by Monet.
She reproduces works by Degas.
She reproduces works by Mondrian.
She reproduces works by Malevich.

Entities

Artists

Sherrie Levine
Walker Evans
Egon Schiele
Claude Monet
Edgar Degas
Piet Mondrian
Kazimir Malevich

Sources

artpress — 1991-02-28