Monday, November 18, 2013

Switcheroo Response

Cindy Sherman elaborately transforms herself into hundreds of different people and showcased the photographs at the Museum of Modern Art. The concept seemed interesting but it didn't fully hit me how elaborate she transformed herself until Etgar Keret mentioned that he didn't realize it was the same person in every photograph until the 3rd exhibit full of her portraits.
What took the exhibition even further was when an "upper middle class lady" approached Ira Glass and Kere, claiming to be Cindy Sherman and stated that she comes to the exhibit everyday to see how people react. Soon after initiating the conversation the women said that she actually wasn't Cindy Sherman. Whether or not it really was Cindy is unknown, but either way I think this is a really cool idea. This brings the artists actual persona into her art pieces, and makes it unique since it is more than just looking at art, it is an experience as well. When Glass called Sherman at the end and she concluded that it wasn't her at the exhibit I found it disappointing because it seemed like such a creative idea.

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