Sherrie
Levine
Sherrie
Levine
Levine
American, born in 1947
Sherrie Levine takes modern photographs, paintings or sculptures among the best known to challenge the key concepts of art history: the authenticity, originality and autonomy of the artistic object. Her disenchanted, ironic approach has made a strong impact on the world of art since the early 1980s, establishing her as one of the pioneers of Appropriation Art next to Cindy Sherman, Robert Longo and David Salle.
Varying the types of original art she uses, Levine is notably renowned for her famous photographic series After Walker Evans (1981), composed of reproductions of photos by the famous American photographer, but also for her reappropriations of paintings by Piet Mondrian and El Lissitzky. As a feminist artist, using appropriation of works by male artists questions the place of genre within the world of art.
The work of Sherrie Levine was first shown by the Pinault Collection at the 2013 “Prima Materia” (“Raw Material”) exhibition at the Punta della Dogana.
Varying the types of original art she uses, Levine is notably renowned for her famous photographic series After Walker Evans (1981), composed of reproductions of photos by the famous American photographer, but also for her reappropriations of paintings by Piet Mondrian and El Lissitzky. As a feminist artist, using appropriation of works by male artists questions the place of genre within the world of art.
The work of Sherrie Levine was first shown by the Pinault Collection at the 2013 “Prima Materia” (“Raw Material”) exhibition at the Punta della Dogana.
