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The Cindy Sherman Effect: Identity and Transformation in Contemporary Art

May 25, 2020

The exhibition launches out from Cindy Sherman’s work, which is marked by a consistent and critical – even provocative – challenge to the construction of identities. Her world of images is resourced out of the overwhelming avalanche of images generated by television, films, magazines, the World Wide Web and the history of art. This world is explored by juxtaposing Cindy Sherman’s works and those of contemporary artists and analyses them in regards to topoi such as the deconstruction of the portrait, cultural, gender-specific and sexual stereotypes, and the construction and fiction of identity.

Participating artists include Monica Bonvicini / Candice Breitz / Sophie Calle / Samuel Fosso / Douglas Gordon / Martine Guitierrez / Elke Silvia Krystufek / Sarah Lucas / Maleonn / Zanele Muholi / Catherine Opie / Pipilotti Rist /  Julian Rosefeldt / Markus Schinwald / Eva Schlegel / Tejal Shah / Cindy Sherman / Fiona Tan / Ryan Trecartin / Wu Tsang / Gavin Turk / Gillian Wearing

The Cindy Sherman Effect
Identity and Transformation in Contemporary Art
29 January – 19 July 2020
Kunstforum Wien

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