Jan
27
Review: Cindy Sherman, Metro Pictures 2008
January 27, 2009 | 1 Comment
So, we’re finally entering into the last few months before the thesis is due. We’re shooting to have a rough draft by March 7 (the beginning of spring break). That should give a good amount of time for revision, and then hopefully some time to reflect and look back on what we’ve theorized and proposed. [...]
Oct
20
The Art of Portrayal: Cindy Creates Cindy
October 20, 2008 | 4 Comments
-Joan Bowlen
The portrait has consistently been a source of political, social, and emotional power throughout art history. The towering trompe d’oils that littered halls and council rooms of the social elite perpetuated a sense of the sitter’s wealth at being able to commission such a display of material wealth and the generational collection of [...]
Sep
22
Theme: The 20th Century American Art Photographic Canon
September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
- Peter Zimmerman
Sherrie Levine’s photography of the late 1970s/early 1980s focuses on the cultural impact of authenticity, the esteem placed on the unique nature of authorship and the technical mode of production implicit in the photographic medium. However, within these larger and more broad discussions are slightly more nuanced attacks on the status quo of [...]