Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) will present New York-based artist Cindy Sherman’s first major Australian solo exhibition in more than 15 years from May 28 to October 3.The exhibition will feature an entirely new body of work created this year and shown for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere in addition to six important photographic series produced since 2000.More than 50 large-scale works have been drawn from public and private collections, including the famed series “head shots” 2000-02 and the darker “clowns” series from 2003–04, which was made in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA. Also included will be Sherman’s “society portraits” from 2008, an immense 5 metre-tall photographic mural featuring an eclectic cast of characters, as well as the Vogue-commissioned “Balenciaga” 2007–08 and “Chanel” 2010–2013 fashion house collaborations.Ellie Buttrose, QAGOMA’s Associate Curator of Contemporary International Art said “Cindy Sherman” focused on the artist’s return as “the model” after a long period in which she remained behind the camera.“This stage of her career coincides with Sherman’s embrace of digital technologies that allow her to create elaborate backgrounds and work at a more imposing scale,” she said.“Sherman’s practice is influenced by pop culture, by the characters and types we see every day in an image saturated world.“In Sherman’s works from 2000 onward, the subtle yet poignant treatment of the image reflects her deep understanding of the history of portraiture, the value associated with knowledge and the manufacture of image for cultural and societal status.”
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