Untitled Film Still #56

by Cindy Sherman

Artist Cindy Sherman (USA, född 1954)

Alternate Title

Stillbild utan titel #56

Date1980

MediumGelatinsilverfotografi

DimensionsBildmått: 15,5 × 22,8 cm Pappersmått: 20,3 × 25,4 cm Ram: 37,9 × 43 × 3,8 cm

ClassificationPhotography

Credit LineDonation 2010 from The American Friends of the Moderna Museet Inc.

Countries

United States

Object NumberMOM/2010/147

CollectionsThe American Friends of the Moderna Museet inc. Collection

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkUntitled Film Stills in which the artist herself is the model, was Cindy Sherman’s breakthrough work. She took the photos using a timer, or instructed others to take them, at home, in town, or on journeys. The imagery captures the mood of old black-and-white movies. But none of the carefully arranged scenes are from an actual film, even though we may feel like we know the plot and the character. These works conjure up narratives without revealing anything in themselves. The context is provided by the viewer’s own references. They borrow from the flow of images from movies, art and media, linking the familiar with the unknown. Cindy Sherman’s practice has been seminal to the construction of identity, and to images as creators of myth.

Signatures, inscriptions and marks Verso i blyerts, synlig genom rammontage, Verso: Galleriets etikett Selected exhibition history Konstnären (den 24 september 2016 - den 19 februari 2017) Moderna Museet Malmö Samlingsutställning 2010 - Dubbla budskap (2010) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Cindy Sherman - Untitled Horrors (den 19 oktober 2013 - den 19 januari 2014) Moderna Museet, Stockholm En annan historia: I kamerans våld (den 23 februari 2011 - den 31 december 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Ladies and Gentlemen! Med kameran som spegel (den 17 februari 2012 - den 22 april 2012) Moderna Museet Malmö Konstnären (den 11 februari 2016 - den 4 september 2016) Nationalmuseum, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Konstnären : [Moderna Museet Malmö 24/9 2016-19/2 2017]Cindy Sherman : Untitled Horrors : [Moderna Museet 19/10 2013-19/1 2014]

Works by the artist