Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life

Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life

This magnificent book encompasses the full scope of Cindy Shermanâ€™s career, with a special focus on the cinematic quality of her oeuvre. Known for slipping seamlessly behind the rotating masks of fairy tale characters, centerfold models, historical figures, and clowns, Cindy Sherman tackles popular tropes in her photographs and brilliantly dismantles the stereotypes surrounding the roles she embodies. Featuring illustrations that draw from the Broad collection, the worldâ€™s largest collection of Shermanâ€™s photography, as well as other sources, this book traces Shermanâ€™s most important works from 1977 to the present. Curator Philipp Kaiser, taking his cue from Shermanâ€™s choice to title the book and exhibition after Douglas Sirkâ€™s 1959 film Imitation of Life, analyzes Shermanâ€™s work from the standpoint of cinema and traces how such a reading can impact the critical discourse around her photographs. The book also features a fascinating conversation between director Sofia Coppola and Cindy Sherman, which centers on Shermanâ€™s use of filmic techniques to examine womenâ€™s roles and identities across a wide array of popular representations. This generously illustrated volume offers readers an intriguing new perspective from which to understand one of todayâ€™s most important photographers.
Country USA
Brand Prestel
Manufacturer Prestel
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-07-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783791355566

Country	USA
Brand	Prestel
Manufacturer	Prestel
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2016-07-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783791355566

Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life

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