Cindy Sherman

Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954), is famously known for her self-reflexive photographs and films, where she invents myriad guises, metamorphosing from Hollywood starlet to clown to society matron. "Often with the simplest of means—a camera, a wig, makeup, an outfit—Sherman fashions ambiguous but memorable characters that suggest complex lives lived out of frame." Her work has been the subject of countless major international exhibitions nationally and internationally, and her work is collected extensively.

Untitled #120 follows Sherman classic self-portrait format, yet in this particular image, Sherman's protagonist is enclosed unidentifiable space – so that her performance, not the environment, monopolizes the image. By cropping the image, Sherman fills the photographic space and creates a feeling of nearness, but not of closeness or intimacy, even while her manner and attire, crouching on the floor, hair in a turban, suggests otherwise.

Priced well below current market value, this work is an amazing example of Sherman's oeuvre. "Untitled #120" is included in some of the most prestigious U.S. collections, including that of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Rubell family.