With around 150 of Sherman’s carefully staged photographic portraits on show, this retrospective reveals the range of influences – such as advertising, fashion and cinema – that have shaped her exploration of self-image and identity, from the 1970s to the present. Find out more from the NPG’s website.
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Untitled #122 (1983), Cindy Sherman. Courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures, New York

Untitled #574 (2016), Cindy Sherman. Courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures, New York

Untitled #413 (2003), Cindy Sherman. Courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures, New York

Untitled #577 (2016/18), Cindy Sherman. Courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures, New York
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