From a media release:
Cindy Sherman's First Major Canadian Retrospective in Twenty Years
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Vancouver, BC – Featuring 170 works by the American artist known for her conceptual portraits, this exhibition focuses on Sherman’s manipulation of her own appearance and her deployment of material derived from a range of cultural sources, including film, advertising and fashion. Organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London, in collaboration with the Vancouver Art Gallery, it is the first retrospective of Sherman’s work in Canada in twenty years.
Cindy Sherman at the Vancouver Art Gallery showcases a selection from every major photographic series the artist has produced, from the early Untitled Film Stills of the 1970s, through to her newest Untitled #602 created in 2019, which highlights the artist’s consistent engagement with the fashion industry. Exploring the development of Sherman’s work from the beginning of her career in the mid-1970s to the present, the exhibition includes rarely-seen photographs and films created while Sherman was an art student at the State University College at Buffalo from 1972 to 1976.
This exhibition also features a digital version of A Cindy Book, a personal album of family photographs tracing back to the artist’s childhood. Another exhibition highlight are the depictions of Sherman’s studio in New York with a selection of source materials including her notes, sketches, and other behind-the-scene elements that have influenced her work. Additionally, the Vancouver Art Gallery presentation includes a number of Sherman works from its permanent collection.
Cindy Sherman is organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London in collaboration with the Vancouver Art Gallery. A new exhibition of the artist’s work will be shown at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris in Spring/Summer 2020.
Cindy Sherman will be on view to the public October 26, 2019 to March 8, 2020.
PUBLICATION:
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated publication considering Cindy Sherman's oeuvre through the lens of portraiture. Featuring key examples of her work - it explores the mercurial relationship between appearance and reality. Price $60 CAD, available in the Vancouver Art Gallery Store and online.
Cindy Sherman's First Major Canadian Retrospective in Twenty Years
The Vancouver Art Gallery
October 26, 2019 to March 8, 2020
• Check It Out
Vancouver, BC – Featuring 170 works by the American artist known for her conceptual portraits, this exhibition focuses on Sherman’s manipulation of her own appearance and her deployment of material derived from a range of cultural sources, including film, advertising and fashion. Organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London, in collaboration with the Vancouver Art Gallery, it is the first retrospective of Sherman’s work in Canada in twenty years.
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| Cindy Sherman at the Vancouver Art Gallery - Untitled #92, 1981 (chromogenic print) |
This exhibition also features a digital version of A Cindy Book, a personal album of family photographs tracing back to the artist’s childhood. Another exhibition highlight are the depictions of Sherman’s studio in New York with a selection of source materials including her notes, sketches, and other behind-the-scene elements that have influenced her work. Additionally, the Vancouver Art Gallery presentation includes a number of Sherman works from its permanent collection.
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| Cindy Sherman, Untitled #588, 2016/18, dye sublimation metal print, Courtesy of the Artist and Metro Pictures, New York |
Cindy Sherman will be on view to the public October 26, 2019 to March 8, 2020.
PUBLICATION:
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated publication considering Cindy Sherman's oeuvre through the lens of portraiture. Featuring key examples of her work - it explores the mercurial relationship between appearance and reality. Price $60 CAD, available in the Vancouver Art Gallery Store and online.
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