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Her work explores the pervasive effects that mass-media images have upon the construction, assumption, and projection of individual identities. Since the late 1970s, the artist has served as both photographer and model for a large cast of fictional personalities created through changes in costume, hair (usually a wig), makeup, and lighting. Sherman first gained recognition for a series of black-and-white works that imitate the look and feel of stills from popular films of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1981 she began a series of large color photographs that mimic the horizontal format of a magazine centerfold. Though formally reminiscent of such glossy spreads, Sherman\u2019s representations are fraught with anxiety, vulnerability, and longing. In <em>Untitled #92<\/em>, she depicted herself in a moment of cinematic distress, crouched on the floor with wet hair. Her costume\u2014white blouse and plaid skirt\u2014evokes a school uniform, and her well-manicured hands offer evidence of some unknown struggle. An imposing darkness surrounds her but a bright light, suggestive of a flashlight or the headlights of a car, illuminates her blank expression.<\/p>\n","short_description":"Cindy Sherman's work explores the pervasive effects that mass-media images have upon individual identities. Since the late 1970s, she has served as both photographer and model for a large cast of fictional personalities created through changes in costume, hair, makeup, and lighting. 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