Cindy Sherman Makes Her Instagram Account Public and It's Awesome
The famous American photographer recently changed her Instagram profile to public and it’s beyond revelatory, lifting the mask on creative inspiration of a relatively private contemporary art figure.
Will the real Cindy Sherman please stand up? For the past four decades, Cindy Sherman has put herself in front of the camera for the sake of art but never as herself, rather in a host of different guises to confront the construction of identity and the artifice of photography.
She’s taken on the personas of film characters, morphed from the classic blonde bombshell into ageing high society ladies, paid homage to Hans Bellmer and played the clown, all the while retaining a fairly low public profile. Now the New York-based photographer has made her Instagram account public, so not only can you take a peek at her daily life, but also catch a glimpse of some of her new creations. Suddenly, taking a selfie at the doctors has the potential to be a study for a new work of art.
Below are just some of the amazing conceptual portraits Sherman has posted, as well as some flashbacks to personal family photographs and ‘behind the scenes’ shots of recent projects.
Am I cured doctor?
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on Jul 27, 2017 at 11:11pm PDT
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on Aug 2, 2017 at 5:12pm PDT
Happy Easter guys and gals!
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on Apr 16, 2017 at 9:32pm PDT
Me during filming for Prima Donna @rufuswainwright concert – next Sat June 10th, if you’re in Paris at Philharmonie de Paris
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on Jun 3, 2017 at 12:35pm PDT
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on May 20, 2017 at 10:09pm PDT
Easters of yore
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on Apr 14, 2017 at 5:11pm PDT
New app Facetune. #notyourusualselfie
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on May 12, 2017 at 5:29pm PDT
Tooth ache?
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on May 18, 2017 at 6:23pm PDT
Looking good!
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on May 16, 2017 at 9:50am PDT
And the more innocent version…
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on May 23, 2017 at 2:07pm PDT
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on Jun 3, 2017 at 5:18am PDT
A post shared by cindy sherman (@_cindysherman_) on May 24, 2017 at 5:33pm PDT
About the author
Born in the heart of London, Freire's been surrounded by art since childhood. From being mesmerised by Fra Angelico's frescos in Florence to experiencing Dali's Mae West room in Caduceus, Freire's extensive travels instilled a love of the arts. After studying painting she worked for David Bowie's, Bowieart and began to write for the BBC, Bon and Dazed & Confused. She curated the Converse x Dazed Emerging Artists Award and was one of the first cohort to graduate from the Royal College of Art's Critical Writing in Art & Design MA. When not at an art opening, she's excited to bring her global art discoveries to the Culture Trip's readers.
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