biography of Cindy SHERMAN (1954)
Personal data
Birth : 01/19/1954 - Glenn Ridge NJ New Jersey, United States
Sex : F
Nationality/Affiliation : United States
Address
New York NY New York, United StatesRepresentatives
Galerie Sprüth Magers – Schellingstrasse 48 – Munich, Germany
Metro Pictures – 519 West 24th Street – New York NY, United States
Rhona Hoffman Gallery – 118 North Peoria Street – Chicago IL, United States
Education
1976 : State University of New York (BA) – 1300 Elmwood Avenue – Buffalo NY, United States
Work
Categorie and medium
Photography : Bromoil gelatin silver print - C print
Subject
self-portraitwomen
history/society
Artistic periods
1995 : Series: Mask Pictures1994 : Series: Horror Pictures
1992 : Series: Sex Pictures
1988-1990 : Series: History Portraits
1986 : Series: Disasters
1985 : Series: Fairy Tales
1983 : First fashion photos
1981 : One significant series was made at the request of the New York art periodical Artforum
1977 : First photos : Film stills, black and white self-portraits
Works
Untitled # 261 | |
Date of creation : 1992 Medium : Cibachrome print Technical data : ilfochrome Size : 173 x 115 cm | |
Untitled #112 | |
Date of creation : 1982 Edition n° : 1 Medium : Plastic Size : 45 x 30 inch Number of elements : 2 | |
Untitled # 88 | |
Date of creation : 1981 Edition n° : 5 Medium : C print Size : 24 x 48 inch Number of elements : 10 | |
Untitled Film Still # 15 | |
Date of creation : 1978 Edition n° : 2 Medium : Bromoil gelatin silver print Number of elements : 10 | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2005
Working Girl
Contemporary Art Museum – Saint Louis MO, United States
09/16/2005 – 12/31/2005
2004
Metro Pictures – London, United Kingdom
05/08/2004 – 06/26/2004
The Unseen Cindy Sherman: early transformations (1975-1976)
Montclair Art Museum – Montclair NJ, United States
03/20/2004 – 08/01/2004
2003
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
12/06/2003 – 03/07/2004
Platform 4 billboard – London, United Kingdom
06/05/2003 – 09/08/2003
Serpentine Gallery – London, United Kingdom
06/03/2003 – 08/25/2003
1999
Metro Pictures – New York NY, United States
05/15/1999 – 06/26/1999
1998
Work from 1987-1991
Metro Pictures – New York NY, United States
04/18/1998 – 05/16/1998
1997
The complete Untitled Film Stills
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
06/26/1997 – 09/02/1997
1996
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen – Rotterdam, Netherlands
1996
1991
Kunsthalle – Basel BS, Switzerland
1991
1987
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
1987
1982
Stedelijk Museum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1982
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Galerie Art & Public – 35 rue des Bains – Geneva GE, Switzerland
2005
Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer – Düsseldorferstrasse 6 – Düsseldorf, Germany
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Art & Public – 35 rue des Bains – Geneva GE, Switzerland
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Metro Pictures – 519 West 24th Street – New York NY, United States
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galerie Sprüth Magers – Wormser Strasse 23 – Cologne, Germany
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Metro Pictures – 519 West 24th Street – New York NY, United States
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art – 56 East 66th Street – New York NY, United States
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : Comme ci Comme ça II – Salon d’Éditions – Weidengasse 55 – Cologne, Germany
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie Edition Kunsthandel GMBH – Meisenburgstrasse 169/173 – Essen, Germany
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Metro Pictures – 519 West 24th Street – New York NY, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galería Juana de Aizpuru – C/ Barquillo 44, I° – Madrid, Spain
Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002
Art Forum Berlin, n° 7
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
09/26/2002 – 09/30/2002
Represented by : 20-21 Galerie – Meisenburgstrasse 169-173 – Essen, Germany
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galería Juana de Aizpuru – C/ Barquillo 44, I° – Madrid, Spain
ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : 20-21 Galerie – Meisenburgstrasse 169-173 – Essen, Germany
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Galerie Art & Public – 35 rue des Bains – Geneva GE, Switzerland
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : 20-21 Galerie – Meisenburgstrasse 169-173 – Essen, Germany
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 8
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : 20-21 Galerie – Meisenburgstrasse 169-173 – Essen, Germany
Paris Photo, n°5
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Galería Juana de Aizpuru – C/ Barquillo 44, I° – Madrid, Spain
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Metro Pictures – 519 West 24th Street – New York NY, United States
Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : 20-21 Galerie – Meisenburgstrasse 169-173 – Essen, Germany
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galería Juana de Aizpuru – C/ Barquillo 44, I° – Madrid, Spain
ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : 20-21 Galerie – Meisenburgstrasse 169-173 – Essen, Germany
Sthml Art Fair 2001, n° 21
Sollentunamässan – Sollentuna, Sweden
03/08/2001 – 03/11/2001
Represented by : Galleri Christian Larsen – Karlaplan 7 – Stockholm, Sweden
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Galerie Art & Public – 35 rue des Bains – Geneva GE, Switzerland
2000
Kunst 2000 Zürich, n° 7
Zürich ZH, Switzerland
11/24/2000 – 11/27/2000
Represented by : Walter Bischoff Galerie – Schreiberstr. 22 – Stuttgart, Germany
Paris Photo, n° 4
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2000 – 11/19/2000
Represented by : Galería Juana de Aizpuru – C/ Barquillo 44, I° – Madrid, Spain
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : 20-21 Galerie – Meisenburgstrasse 169-173 – Essen, Germany
KUNSTKÖLN 2000 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Messegelände Köln-Deutz – Cologne, Germany
04/01/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : 20-21 Galerie – Meisenburgstrasse 169-173 – Essen, Germany
Sthml Art Fair, n°20
Sollentuna, Sweden
03/09/2000 – 03/12/2000
Represented by : Galleri Christian Larsen – Karlaplan 7 – Stockholm, Sweden
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Art & Public – 35 rue des Bains – Geneva GE, Switzerland
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Cotthem Gallery – Dr. Dou, 15 – Barcelona, Spain
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galerie Chantal Crousel – 40 rue Quincampoix – Paris, France
Group exhibitions
2004
Figures de l’acteur
Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume – Paris, France
10/15/2004 – 01/02/2005
Un conte d’hiver
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Limousin – Limoges, France
01/30/2004 – 03/27/2004
Poupées
Halle Saint Pierre – Paris, France
01/19/2004 – 07/31/2004
2003
Nos muses, regards sur la femme dans les collections du musée
Musée Municipal d’Art – La Roche-sur-Yon, France
11/14/2003 – 02/14/2003
Fin des Histoires ?
Chambéry, France
11/07/2003 – 02/09/2004
Lei. Donne nelle collezioni italiane
Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo per l’Arte – Turin TO, Italy
11/07/2003 – 02/08/2004
Photo-sculpture (2) Gestes, poses, attitudes¿
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Limousin – Limoges, France
10/31/2003 – 01/17/2004
After Image
Fruitmarket Gallery – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
08/02/2003 – 09/27/2003
Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four Decades of Art from the Broad Collections
Museo Guggenheim Bilbao / Guggenheim Museum Bilbao – Bilbao, Spain
02/15/2003 – 09/07/2003
2002
Enough About Me
Momenta Art – Brooklyn, New York NY, United States
2002 – 05/26/2002
Women by Women in Photography
Cook Fine Art – New York NY, United States
2002
Points of Departure II: Connecting with Contemporary Art
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
07/10/2002 – 09/06/2002
American Standard (Para)Normality and Everyday Life
Barbara Gladstone Gallery – New York NY, United States
06/26/2002 – 08/30/2002
Art Downtown
New York NY, United States
06/14/2002 – 09/15/2002
Photographier
Hôtel de Caumont – Avignon, France
06/01/2002 – 11/24/2002
Tableaux Vivants
Kunsthalle Wien – Vienna, Austria
05/24/2002 – 08/25/2002
The Life of the City
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
02/28/2002 – 05/21/2002
Chic Clicks: Creativity and Commerce in Contemporary Fashion Photography
ICA The Institute of Contemporary Art – Boston MA, United States
01/23/2002 – 05/05/2002
2001
Femmes etc…
Abbaye du Ronceray – Angers, France
10/2001 – 11/18/2001
Aka
De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom
11/25/2001 – 02/10/2002
Let’s entertain
Miami Art Museum – Miami FL, United States
09/14/2001 – 11/18/2001
Moving Pictures – 5th International Foto Triennale
Villa Merkel – Esslingen, Germany
07/01/2001 – 09/23/2001
Let’s entertain
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg – Wolfsburg, Germany
03/16/2001 – 07/15/2001
2000
Au delà du Spectacle / Let’s entertain
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
11/22/2000 – 01/08/2001
Reflections in a Glass Eye : Works from the International Center of Photography Collection
International Center of Photography Midtown – New York NY, United States
11/03/2000 – 12/31/2000
Let’s entertain
Portland Art Museum – Portland OR, United States
07/07/2000 – 09/17/2000
Let’s entertain
Walker Art Center – Minneapolis MN, United States
02/12/2000 – 04/30/2000
The End : An Independent Vision of Contemporary Culture 1982-2000
Exit Art / The First World – New York NY, United States
01/29/2000 – 04/01/2000
Justice, justice shall you pursue: jewish artists of conscience in the 20th century
Singer Gallery – Denver CO, United States
2000
1997
On the Edge – Contemporary Art from the Werner and Elaine Dannheisser Collection
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
09/30/1997 – 01/20/1998
1996
Une Aventure Contemporaine, la photographie 1955-1995
La Maison Européenne de la Photographie – Paris, France
04/17/1996 – 06/16/1996
1995
Somatogenics
Artist’s Space – New York NY, United States
1995
1993
Whitney Museum of American Art Biennnial Exhibition
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
1993
1989
A Forest of Signs. Art in the Crisis of Representation
MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art at California Plaza – Los Angeles CA, United States
1989
1987
L’Epoque, la Mode, la Morale, la Passion. Aspects de L’Art Aujourd’hui, 1977-1987
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
05/21/1987 – 08/17/1987
1986
Jenny Holzer, Cindy Sherman : Personae
CAC Contemporary Arts Center – Cincinnati OH, United States
1986
1982
Aperto 82 – Biennale di Venezia, n°40
Venice VE, Italy
1982
Documenta 7
Museum Fridericianum, Neue Galerie, Orangerie, Auepark – Kassel, Germany
06/19/1982 – 09/28/1982
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Books
2002
Art Tomorrow
Publisher: Editions Terrail – Paris, France
Author: Lucie-Smith Edward – London, United Kingdom
2002
ISBN : 2879392497
Art Now
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
Author: Grosenick Uta – Cologne, Germany
Author: Riemschneider Burkhard
2002
ISBN : 382281444X
2001
Women Artists in the 20th and 21st century
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
Author: Grosenick Uta – Cologne, Germany
2001
ISBN : 3822858544
1999
Art at the Turn of the Millenium / L’Art au Tournant de l’An 2000
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
Author: Collectif
Director of publication: Grosenick Uta – Cologne, Germany
1999
ISBN : 3822873934
1997
Cindy Sherman: Retrospective
Publisher: Thames and Hudson – 500 5th avenue – New York NY, United States
Author: Jones Amelia
Author: Smith Elizabeth A.T. – Los Angeles CA, United States
1997
1993
Cindy Sherman, 1975-1993
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications – New York NY, United States
Author: Krauss Rosalind E.
1993
1990
Untitled Film Stills
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications – New York NY, United States
Author: Danto Arthur
1990
Exhibition catalogues
2001
Moving Pictures – 5th International Photo Triennal Esslingen
Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag – Senefelderstrasse 12 – Ostfildern, Germany
2001
ISBN : 377571037X
1996
Cindy Sherman
Publisher: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen – Museumpark 18-20 – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Author: Schoon Talitha
1996
1987
Cindy Sherman
Publisher: Whitney Museum of American Art – 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street – New York NY, United States
Author: Schjeldahl Peter
Author: Phillips Lisa
1987
Periodicals
2003
FORD Simon – Cindy Sherman
in: Art Monthly n° 268 p. 35
London, United Kingdom
07/2003-08/2003
2001
LEFFINGWELL Edward – Cindy Sherman at Metro Pictures
in: Art in America p. 126
New York NY, United States
06/2001