Art Herstory

Wonder where Cindy Sherman got the idea for those "History Portraits" in the '80s? In her brilliant video Art Herstory, [Freed] has restaged art history, putting herself in the model's role in numerous paintings... Time dissolves under her humorous assault—one moment in the painting, then out of the canvas and into that period, then back in the studio. —"In her brilliant video Art Herstory, [Freed] has restaged art history, putting herself in the model's role in numerous paintings. ... Time dissolves under her humorous assault—one moment in the painting, then out of the canvas and into that period, then back in the studio. —Jonathan Price, "Video Art: a Medium Discovering Itself," Art News 76 (January 1977)

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Movie
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1
Episode Duration
22 mins
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Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
22 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 1974
Season
1974
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Wonder where Cindy Sherman got the idea for those "History Portraits" in the '80s? In her brilliant video Art Herstory, [Freed] has restaged art history, putting herself in the model's role in numerous paintings... Time dissolves under her humorous assault—one moment in the painting, then out of the canvas and into that period, then back in the studio. —"In her brilliant video Art Herstory, [Freed] has restaged art history, putting herself in the model's role in numerous paintings. ... Time dissolves under her humorous assault—one moment in the painting, then out of the canvas and into that period, then back in the studio. —Jonathan Price, "Video Art: a Medium Discovering Itself," Art News 76 (January 1977)

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