Guest of cindy sherman documents the couples decadelong romance, much of which happened under the eye of paul hos video camera. Trailer for the documentary guest of cindy sherman. Videographer paul ho must confront issues of ego and identity when he begins a relationship with the reclusive cindy sherman. With unprecedented access, the documentary places us. With cindy sherman, john waters, eric bogosian, danny devito. The show, which produced over episodes, covered art openings in manhattan art galleries by. But what does it say about how we exhibit photography in 2017. Everything to know about the biggest theories and predictions. For four decades, cindy sherman has probed the construction of identity, playing with the visual and cultural codes of art, celebrity, gender, and photography. Cynthia morris sherman born january 19, 1954 is an american artist whose work consists. A feature documentary directed by paul ho and tom donahue produced by paul ho, tom donahue and anura idupuganti coproduced by christopher trela director of photography dane lawing editor tom donahue associate producers hertzel abraham elissa birke patty casby ted greenberg andrew herwitz presented by filmlike in association with sundance channel. One of the reasons they broke up was that we were making this film, donahue explained at the prepremiere party last night at 1 oak.
Paul ho became a fixture of the new york art scene in the 1990s with his public access show gallerybeat. Watch guest of cindy sherman movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. In 20 she received an honorary doctorate degree from the royal college of art, london. Screening in the world documentary feature competition, guest of cindy sherman is a series of interviews between paul ho and pressshy artist cindy sherman that began in the early 1990s. From that combination came the quirky, handmade publicaccess show, gallerybeat. Cindy sherman has 38 books on goodreads with 7573 ratings. Cindy shermans most popular book is the complete untitled film stills. In 2008, she appeared in guest of cindy sherman, a documentary on artscene commentator paul hasegawaoverackers relationship with enigmatic photographer cindy sherman. Books by cindy sherman author of the complete untitled film. Rent guest of cindy sherman 2008 starring cindy sherman and john waters on dvd and bluray. May 02, 2008 guest of cindy sherman if a doc manages to inform and entertain, its ahead of the competition. Guest of cindy sherman movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Nov 23, 2008 cindy sherman the ultimate shapeshifter poses for us on the eve of exhibiting a new set of character portraits at new yorks metro pictures gallery. Find out when and where you can watch guest of cindy sherman on tv with the full listings schedule at.
Cindy sherman disavows guest of cindy sherman vulture. A documentary on artscene commentator paul hasegawaoverackers relationship with enigmatic photographer cindy sherman. This is guest of cindy sherman trailer by creativechaos vmg on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Cindy sherman, well some of her work, is quite interesting but the gimp who chose to star in his own poorly conceived vlog is, well a gimp. Guest of cindy sherman if a doc manages to inform and entertain, its ahead of the competition. Guest of cindy sherman 2008 is a documentary movie starring cindy sherman and john waters. With unprecedented access, the documentary places us in the company of the artist and offers a critique of the everinflated new york art market and the culture of celebrity.
Focusing on largescale photographs made since 2000, this exhibition charts the. In 2008, twenty of cindy sherman s history portraits 19891990 were exhibited at skarstedt gallery in new york city. Apr 24, 2008 screening in the world documentary feature competition, guest of cindy sherman is a series of interviews between paul ho and pressshy artist cindy sherman that began in the early 1990s. How cindy sherman s instagram selfies are changing the face of photography the conceptual portraitist surprised the art world with a selfiefilled instagram account. Cindy sherman by wesley miller aug 27, 2009 the above video is excerpted from the season 5 episode transformation, premiering on wednesday, october 21, 2009 at 10pm et on pbs check local listings. Its also a fascinating, probably onesided view of the artist herself.
If it features engaging personalities or penguins, so much the better. Cindy sherman was born on january 19, 1954 in glen ridge, new jersey, usa. Gallerybeat tv was a public access television show covering the art scene in new york city. Guest of cindy sherman a feature length documentary film. Guest of cindy sherman is at once a fascinating behindthescenes glimpse, bittersweet.
Guest of, a feature doc, has finished its theatrical run and is now on dvd with an additional 2 hours of special. With unprecedented access, the documentary places us in the company of the artist and offers a critique of the everinflated new york art market and the culture of. The asyetunsold movie, which had its world premiere last night at tribeca film festival, is a travelogue through the art world, says tom donahue, a filmmaker who joined. She is among the most significant artists of the pictures generationa group that also includes richard prince, louise lawler, sherrie levine, and robert longowho came of age in the 1970s and responded to the. Sherman was married to hoffmans stepfather, michel auder, from 1984 to 1999. Tribeca 08 interview guest of cindy sherman directors. In the following interview, sherman walks art21 through the exhibition and discusses the ideas behind individual photographs as well as the overall series. Rent guest of cindy sherman 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd. The show was turned into a documentary film made in 2008 called guest of cindy sherman, where paul ho documents his life. Guest of cindy sherman 2008 official trailer, organic. In 1972 she enrolled at the state university of new york suny at buffalo and.
Mar, 2009 guest of cindy sherman takes an eyeopening look at what happens when a skeptical outsider finds himself romantically involved with the ultimate insider. Cindy sherman and paul ho thats what he calls himself seem like unlikely lovers. As stated upfront, its a documentary about a wannabe celebrity and the internationally famous artist who almost makes his dreams come true. Apr 16, 2008 guest of cindy sherman paul hasegawaoveracker, cindy shermans jilted longtime boyfriend, made this selfserving but fantastically voyeuristic documentary about the couples relationship and.
In 1995, sherman was the recipient of a macarthur fellowship. Sherman expands on contemporary societys fascination with aspiration, narcissism and the cult of celebrity, and explores the resulting emotional fragility. Guest of cindy sherman tom donahue paul ho tom donahue 2008 art commentator paul ho examines his relationship with photographer cindy sherman, whose fame overshadowed his own. With unprecedented access, the documentary places us in the company. For 20 questions, friends and colleagues of the artist were invited to pose a question. Born and raised in baltimore, waters rose to prominence in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including multiple maniacs 1970, pink flamingos 1972, and female trouble 1974. Skarstedt gallery is showing cindy shermans history portraits series through december 20, ideally seen as a prequel to the shapeshifters newest work. Photographer cindy sherman does her best kirsten dunst. Cindy shermans guest by hobin73 september 10, 2009 1 comment this began as an interview that became a romance, and then there is this whole other documentary. Cindy sherman was born in 1954 in glen ridge, new jersey.
Charting the unlikely relationship between superstar artist cindy sherman and public access tv host, paul ho, guest of cindy sherman is a quirky valentine to the mediashy artist and a compelling critique of the highflying art world. Jul 24, 20 in 2008, twenty of cindy shermans history portraits 19891990 were exhibited at skarstedt gallery in new york city. Guest of cindy sherman in 1993, artist paul ho discovered a new passion when he melded his two great loves. Guest of cindy sherman movie quotes rotten tomatoes. In selfreflexive photographs and films, cindy sherman invents myriad guises, metamorphosing from hollywood starlet to clown to society matron.
Oct 11, 2009 videographer paul ho must confront issues of ego and identity when he begins a relationship with the reclusive cindy sherman. The haunting photographic series appears to chronicle actresses in the midst of dramatic and evocative film scenes, but is in fact the artist herself posing as the different subjects. Among the latter was cindy sherman, the pressshy artist who is internationally acknowledged as one of the worlds most gifted and significant. Guest of cindy sherman is at once a fascinating behindthescenes glimpse, bittersweet autobiography and witty trip down artworld memory lane.
Guest of cindy sherman 2008 the movie database tmdb. Hes a hangeron who hosted a publicaccess art show on cable. Analyzing his relationship with the reclusive artist cindy sherman leads filmmaker paul ho. A celebrated symbol used by artists for centuries, from picasso to bruce nauman, the clown as subject is an apt extension of shermans practice, embodying the artist who plays multiple roles, displays extreme expression, and most of all entertains. Cindy sherman, american photographer known for her imagesparticularly her elaborately disguised selfportraitsthat comment on social roleplaying and sexual stereotypes. Armed with a video camera, he attened art gallery o. Charting the unlikely relationship between superstar artist cindy sherman and public access tv host, paul ho, guest of cindy sherman is a quirky valentine. Guest of cindy sherman takes an eyeopening look at what happens when a skeptical outsider finds himself romantically involved with the ultimate insider. Sherman earned a ba from buffalo state college, state university of new york 1976.
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