Cindy Sherman, Untitled (1989). Chromogenic color print. 96.5 x 69.9 cm. Edition of 6, AP 1/1. Courtesy Metro Pictures.
One of Cindy Sherman‘s ‘History Portraits’ from the late 1980s featured in Metro Pictures’ FIAC OVR last week.
Sherman humorously plays with Old Master portraiture tropes, whilst alluding to the male gaze and more specifically, the objectification of women.
Main image: Cindy Sherman, Untitled (1989). Chromogenic color print. 96.5 x 69.9 cm. Edition of 6, AP 1/1. Courtesy Metro Pictures.
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