Tag: Cindy Sherman
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The Uncanny: Sigmund Freud and Art
In works by Louise Bourgeois, Helmut Newton, Cindy Sherman and Francesca Woodman, among others, this exhibition reveals the relationship between psychoanalysis and visual art
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Chechu Álava – interview: ‘We painters are like relay runners who pass the baton to each other to continue the race’
Álava explains how her passion for art history and her interest in gender issues blend together in her work, how she honours the memory of previously forgotten women by presenting them with love and, by doing so, hopes to provide…
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Trulee Hall – interview: ‘When I say “whore”, I wouldn’t say that it’s a bad word’
Trulee Hall talks about her multimedia practice, her views on sex and voyeurism, and how she hopes her giant, golden corn-on-the-cobs and dancing, milk-squirting boobs will offer visitors a new experience
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Cindy Sherman
Sherman was fascinated by the ambiguous nature of appearances and she throws out clues to entice viewers into forming their own interpretations of her work
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The Bunker Artspace – Art as autobiography
Given a test run last autumn and reopening on 2 December, The Bunker, a private venue fronting the collection of curator-collector Beth Rudin DeWoody, is a trifecta of firsts; first to give Palm Beach a serious art scene; first to…
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Eleanor Pinfield: ‘London – and London Underground – deserves to have the best artists in the world’
Pinfield is Head of Art on the Underground, which has commissioned work by Cindy Sherman, David Shrigley and Assemble, among others. She talks about this year’s lineup of female artists and the desire to bring art to millions of travellers
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Reflections on the Self: From Dürer to Struth
This exhibition explores the genre of the self-portrait, looking at the ways in which more than 50 artists from the 1400s onwards have sought to visualise the self
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Gretchen Bender
In a mesmerising and disquieting exhibition, Tate Liverpool showcases the prophetic work of video artist Gretchen Bender, who railed against the rise of consumerism and the political appropriation of mass media
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A frightening portrait of Cindy Sherman
Always working with photography, the American artist Cindy Sherman is also the sitter in most of her images. These are no self-portraits, though, because she creates characters and narratives depicting diverse stereotypes found in contemporary society. Sometimes, she also recreates…
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Witches and Wicked Bodies
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh 27 July – 3 November 2013
