CINDY SHERMAN
Cindy Sherman, Untitled, 1982 (c type photo)
'By turning the camera on herself, Cindy Sherman has built a name as one of the most respected photographers of the late twentieth century. Although, the majority of her photographs are pictures of her, however, these photographs are most definitely not self-portraits. Rather, Sherman uses herself as a vehicle for commentary on a variety of issues of the modern world: the role of the woman, the role of the artist and many more. It is through these ambiguous and eclectic photographs that Sherman has developed a distinct signature style. Through a number of different series of works, Sherman has raised challenging and important questions about the role and representation of women in society, the media and the nature of the creation of art.'
HANNAH WILKE
Hannah Wilke Super-t-Art 1974
Photographic Work
'Hannah Wilke is known for her photographic work of performances in which she used her own body, and she established herself as both the artist and the subject of her work. Wilke created "Hannah Wilke Super-t-Art" using 20 images from her 1974 live perfomance at the Kitchen, New York, and she created the 1976 photographic triptych "Gestures," using stills from her 1974 videotaped performance. Wilke coined the term "Performalist Self-Portrait" to describe photographic work she created and directed others to photograph, including the 1975 "S.O.S. Starification Object Series," "I Object, Memoirs of a Sugar Giver,"1977, "So Help Me Hannah," 1978, and "Intra Venus," 1993.'
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