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| Cindy Sherman snippet |
| In 1989 Sherman produced the Sex series. These photographs
featured pieced-together medical dummies in flagrante delicto. Like much of Sherman's work, many
critics find the series both disturbing and funny. |
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| Cindy Sherman |
| Cindy Sherman (born Glen Ridge, New Jersey January 19, 1954) is an
American photographer and film director known for her conceptual self
portraits. Sherman currently works in New York. |
| Sherman works in series, typically photographing herself in a range
of costumes. For example, Sherman appeared as B-movie and European art
film actresses in her landmark 69 photograph series, the Complete
Untitled Film Stills, (1977-1980). Sherman's recent series, dated 2003,
features her as clowns. Although Sherman does not consider her work
feminist, many of her photo-series, like the 1981 "Centerfolds," call
attention to the stereotyping of women in films, television and
magazines. |
| In response to cuts to NEA funding and attempts to censor
photographers Robert
Mapplethorpe and Andres Serrano, in 1989 Sherman
produced the Sex series. These photographs featured pieced-together
medical dummies in flagrante delicto. Like much of Sherman's work, many
critics find the series both disturbing and funny. |
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