The many 直面するs of Cindy Sherman: MoMA retrospective shows artist's incredible character 古記録 from clowns to movie 星／主役にするs

By Victoria Wellman
Updated: 01:05 BST, 24 February 2012

Cindy Sherman, the acclaimed American photographer, celebrated the 開始 of her retrospective at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) this week amongst a host of celebrity 支持者s and friends.

The 地位，任命する-modern artist, who MoMA calls one of the most 影響力のある of our time, will be showing 171 of her character pieces in an 展示（する） that 支払う／賃金s 尊敬の印 to her insightful 熟考する／考慮する of the image of women throughout the years.

Ms Sherman is known for the way she approaches her 支配するs. 奮起させるd by pictures of 女性（の） characters she sees in magazines, on the television and through さまざまな portholes of マスコミ and art, she dresses up in 衣装 with (a)手の込んだ／(v)詳述する make-up and shoots the photographs herself.

Is that Cindy? The artist MoMA calls one of the most 影響力のある of our time, will be showing 171 of her character pieces in an 展示（する） that 支払う／賃金s 尊敬の印 to her insightful 熟考する／考慮する of the image of women throughout the years

偽の film 星／主役にする: 奮起させるd by pictures of 女性（の） characters she sees in magazines, on the television and through さまざまな portholes of マスコミ and art, Cindy Sherman dresses up in 衣装 with (a)手の込んだ／(v)詳述する make-up and shoots the photographs herself

The photographs are not self-portraits but rather depictions of invented personas and tableaus 発射 in her studio without the help of any assistants, 衣装 designers or hair and make-up 専門家s.

Sarah Evans, assistant professor of 同時代の art history at Northern Illinois University, explained to MSNBC ahead of the 開始: 'They’re portraits of the types of images that surface in our world. She’s mirroring the マスコミ in a way that’s 特に important for women.'

Disguised: The photographs are not self-portraits but rather depictions of invented personas and tableaus 発射 alone in her studio without the help of any assistant

All the ladies: Though she does not 収容する／認める to 存在 a feminist herself her work has often been 賞賛するd for the feminist 主題s it 取り組むs

The 62-year-old artist has become one of the most 井戸／弁護士席 know people photographers today and is あられ／賞賛するd by critics, art-lovers and feminists alike.

Though she does not 収容する／認める to 存在 a feminist herself her work has often been 賞賛するd for the feminist 主題s it seemingly 取り組むs.

Eva Respini, the associate curator at MoMA says: 'I think Cindy Sherman is more 同時代の than she’s ever been.

'I think we’re in a マスコミ-saturated society, where everyone can be their own 星／主役にする, and everyone is taking pictures of themselves and 地位，任命するing them to Facebook or any other 肉親，親類d of social マスコミ 出口, and I think her work definitely 選ぶs up on that, and 答える／応じるs to that.'

Having a masquerade ball: The acclaimed American photographer, celebrated the 開始 of her retrospective at New York's Museum of Modern Art this week amongst a host of celebrity 支持者s and friends

Unrecognisable: Eva Respini, the associate curator at MoMA says: 'I think Cindy Sherman is more 同時代の than she’s ever been. I think we’re in a マスコミ-saturated society, where everyone can be their own 星／主役にする...and I think her work definitely 選ぶs up on that, and 答える／応じるs to that.'

Clowning around: Ms Sherman is known for her 一連の photographs 含むing those of clowns taken between 2003-4

Grotesque? The artist 押し進めるs 境界s and asks questions about women in art, history and the マスコミ; how they are 描写するd and how they 代表する themselves

The retrospective will 含む photos from Ms Sherman's most celebrated series 含むing: Untitled Film Stills (1977 - 80), the 批判的に acclaimed centerfolds (1981) and the history portraits (1988 - 90).

訪問者s to the 展示 will also enjoy examples from her fashion photography of the 早期に 1980's to the 打開 sex pictures of 1992 to her clowns in 2003 and 2004 and her monumental society portraits from 2008.

In 新規加入, the 展示 features the American 首相 of her 2010 photographic mural.

The 古記録s: The retrospective will 含む photos from Ms Sherman's most celebrated series 含むing: Untitled Film Stills (1977 - 80), the 批判的に acclaimed centerfolds (1981) and the history portraits (1988 - 90)

All woman: 訪問者s to the 展示 will also enjoy examples from her fashion photography of the 早期に 1980's to the 打開 sex pictures of 1992 to her 2003 - 04 clowns and monumental society portraits from 2008

And for my next trick: In 新規加入, the 展示 features the American 首相 of her 2010 photographic mural

Acclaimed artist: The photographer won a MacArthur fellowship in 1995 which is also know as 'The Genius Award'

Cindy Sherman will be on at MoMA from February 26 until June 11, 2012. The 展示（する） will then travel to San Francisco, Minneapolis and Dallas. http://www.moma.org/