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Hauser & Wirth was founded in 1992 in Zurich by Iwan Wirth, Manuela Wirth and Ursula Hauser, who were joined in 2000 by Partner and President Marc Payot

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a creepy clown with pink hair and blue dress

For an assignment to emulate a famous photographer, I chose Cindy Sherman. Her work with her series "Untitled Film Stills," where she places herself in fake movies to depict stereotypical roles of women, and her uncanny ability to disguise herself in self-portraits with makeup and costumes inspired me. My take on her ideas was to photograph myself as different strong female characters in movies, and I also emulated a few of her photos.

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a woman with pink hair and makeup is dressed as a drag queen for the camera

Cindy Sherman - American artist known for her self portraits. "Candy Self Portrait," photography. Sherman often depicts herself as different characters in various recognizable, but slightly altered, scenes. Much of her work emphasises women, as she is the subject, and Sherman has used the traditional male gaze and made it her own through acting as a presumably male photographer in some of her own shoots.

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a woman standing in front of a mirror holding her hair up to her head and looking at herself in the mirror

Cindy Sherman. Untitled Film Still #81. 1980. Gelatin silver print. 9 7/16 × 6 9/16" (24 × 16.7 cm). Grace M. Mayer Fund. 875.1995. © 2025 Cindy Sherman, courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York. Photography

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a black and white photo of a woman wearing a veil

Ever since her famous series Untitled Film Stills (1976-1980), in which she staged herself posing as stereotypes found in film, painting, literature, and everyday life, Cindy Sherman has established the themes of dressing up, hijacking, and parody on the international photographic scene, of which she...

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Cindy Sherman. Untitled Film Still #16. 1978 | MoMA

Cindy Sherman. Untitled Film Still #16. 1978. Gelatin silver print. 9 7/16 × 7 9/16" (24 × 19.2 cm). Acquired through the generosity of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder in memory of Eugene M. Schwartz. 825.1995. © 2025 Cindy Sherman, courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York. Photography

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