Cindy Sherman: A Retrospective at the Louis Vuitton Foundation

Published on 06 October 2020, by Sophie Bernard

The recipe never changes, yet the outcome is always different. Since the mid-1970s, Cindy Sherman has been staging herself, not to speak about herself through self-portraits but to examine the place of women in society and its representation.

Cindy Sherman (b. 1957), Untitled #74 (Rear Screen Projections series), 1980, chromogenic... Cindy Sherman: A Retrospective at the Louis Vuitton Foundation

Cindy Sherman (b. 1957), Untitled #74 (Rear Screen Projections series), 1980, chromogenic colour print, 40.6 x 61 cm, Barbara & Richard S. Lane.
Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York © 2020 Cindy Sherman

This retrospective bringing together 170 pieces spanning the years 1975 to 2020 from 37 French and international lenders allows us to take the full measure of her work. It starts with the famous Untitled Film Stills (1977-1980) and Rear…

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