Cindy Sherman at the National Portrait Gallery

Cindy Sherman is an artist who explores the performing character of gender especially the expectations of women to conform to specific roles in their dress, appearance and behaviour. The Art Channel visits the National Portrait Gallery to learn how Sherman's work has evolved and why she continues to be a widely admired and respected artist working in the medium of photography.
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[@Deedee-ee1sg]

What an intriguing, incredible artist Cindy Sherman is! I watched the bbc4 documentary over the weekend and found her portraits fascinating!

[@loxleyiswise4637]

A great video. I visited the exhibition and found it exceptional. Love the untitled film stills

[@juliettedubois9989]

perfect, thank you for this video!

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

I’m just starting to explore her work. ❤️

[@baptistechretien3078]

C'est du beau travail

[@yoelaltschul5766]

Very cool

[@texas3540]

What I would like to know is who took the photographs. Did she have the camera on a delayed timer as she took up the pose that she wanted.

[@TheArtChannel1]

Certainly in the past, when she made the Bus Riders series for example, Sherman photographed herself, but she will almost certainly now be working with her studio team. It's less significant in the more recent work who actually takes the image. What matters is the subject and composition which will be entirely conceived and directed by Sherman. Thanks for watching The Art Channel.

[@gobbagu]

Y'all deserve a lot more views, but I think that just reflects a distaste for subtlety in general. Understanding for the sake of understanding is highly underrated.

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