A Retrospective (1975–2020)
September 23, 2020–January 3, 2021
8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi
75116 Paris
France
I. A retrospective of Cindy Sherman
From September 23, 2020 to January 3, 2021, Fondation Louis Vuitton presents, the first Cindy Sherman exhibition to be presented in France for 14 years. With 170 works—from 1975 to 2020—the show will consist of more than 300 images. Arranged in a series across more than 1500m², it will include works such as Untitled film stills, Rear Screen Projections, Fashion, History Portraits, Disasters, Headshots, Clowns, Society Portraits, Murals, Flappers and a new series with male figures and couples. The exhibition was designed in close collaboration with Cindy Sherman and will cover her entire career, with a particular focus on pieces produced in the early 2010s, as well as some previously unseen works. The last exhibition of works by Cindy Sherman in Europe took place at the National Portrait Gallery of London from June to September 2019.
II. Crossing views, a selection of works from the Collection
Parallel to this retrospective, Fondation Louis Vuitton presents Crossing Views, a selection of works from the Fondation's Collection which was chosen in collaboration with Cindy Sherman. Echoing her work, the route of the exhibition unfolds across two floors and is centred on the theme of the portrait and its interpretation through different approaches and media: painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation. The exhibition brings together around 20 French and international artists, of different generations and backgrounds. It will consist of around 60 works, many of which have previously never been on display at the Fondation.
Featured artists include: Adel Abdessemed (1971, Algeria/France); Marina Abramović (1946, Serbia); Ziad Antar (1978, Lebanon); Dara Birnbaum (1946, United States); Christian Boltanski (1944, France); Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010, United States); Clément Cogitore (1983, France); Rineke Dijkstra (1959, Netherlands); Samuel Fosso (1962, Cameroon); Gilbert & George (1942, United Kingdom); Damien Hirst (1965, United Kingdom); Pierre Huyghe (1962, France); Annette Messager (1943, France); Zanele Muholi (1972, South Africa); Albert Oehlen (1954, Germany); Rob Pruitt (1964, USA); Cindy Sherman (1954, USA); Wolfgang Tillmans (1968, Germany); Rosemarie Trockel (1952, Germany); Andy Warhol (1928-1987, USA); Ming Wong (1971, Singapore); Torbjørn Rødland (1970, Norway); Wilhelm Sasnal (1972, Poland).
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