Cindy Sherman - Retrospective (Art Photo Ebook)

Foreword
It is with pleasure that our two
institutions present this two-decade
survey of the work of Cindy Sherman.
Hailed as one of the most important
artists of her generation, Sherman
explores the nature and impact
of representation, the manipulations of
which are so fundamental to our
image-based contemporary society as
to seem invisible. Likewise, the
themes she undertakes—from the identity
issues of the early Untitled Film
Marie-Laure Bernadac, Curator
at the cape, Musee d'art
Contemporain de Bordeaux; Bernice
Murphy, Director at the Museum
of Contemporary Art, Sydney; and
Matthew Teitelbaum, Chief
Curator at the Art Gallery of Ontario,
Toronto.
To Cindy Sherman we extend our
thanks and appreciation for her
sustained vision and truly remarkable
VII
Stills
to her more grotesque, recent
work, which continues to inspire us
manifestations—are so ubiquitous in
current art that they are virtually
unquestioned. With an almost uncanny
sense of our culture's concerns,
Sherman is always one step ahead,
providing a mirror of our fears, expectations,
and obsessions.
and resonate within our lives.
KEVIN E .
C O N S E V
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago
This exhibition has been made possible
in part by the generous support of
David and Suzanne Saperstein,
Genevieve and Ivan Reitman, Jeanne C.
Thayer, the Friends of moca, and
Agnes Gund.
RICHARD KOsll A 1 1 k
Director
The Museum of Contemporary Art
Los Angeles
The numerous lenders to the
exhibition deserve our gratitude tor so
generously sharing their works
with a worldwide audience tor an
extended period of time. We are vcr\
pleased by the interest ot our
colleagues at the other tour venues.
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Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague;
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