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The Hasselblad Foundation’s citation:
Cindy Sherman set a new agenda for contemporary photography in the 1970s. By her use of staged photography, and her positioning of herself as the central character within a complex set of scenarios, Cindy Sherman has explored and challenged important cultural, critical and social preconceptions. Much of her work has been concerned with the position of women in a consumerist and media-driven society, and with the ironies and contradictions of contemporary women’s lives. She can also be seen as a significant “re-inventor” of two important traditions in photographic art – the photo surrealism of the 1930s and the photo-based conceptual art of the 1960s. Cindy Sherman’s influence on successive generations of artists and photographers has been, and continues to be, immense.
Pages 48
Hardback
Size 22 × 34 cm
ISBN 9789163092657
2000
The Hasselblad Foundation’s citation:
Cindy Sherman set a new agenda for contemporary photography in the 1970s. By her use of staged photography, and her positioning of herself as the central character within a complex set of scenarios, Cindy Sherman has explored and challenged important cultural, critical and social preconceptions. Much of her work has been concerned with the position of women in a consumerist and media-driven society, and with the ironies and contradictions of contemporary women’s lives. She can also be seen as a significant “re-inventor” of two important traditions in photographic art – the photo surrealism of the 1930s and the photo-based conceptual art of the 1960s. Cindy Sherman’s influence on successive generations of artists and photographers has been, and continues to be, immense.
Pages 48
Hardback
Size 22 × 34 cm
ISBN 9789163092657
2000