Untitled #414 (Clown), hand-signed, 2003

Limited Edition of 50, hand-signed by Cindy Sherman

In Untitled #414, 2003, we find Cindy Sherman disguised as a clown, wrapped in turquoise robe bedazzled in sequins. Like so much of her work, this piece shows Cindy Sherman carefully manipulating her pose, gesture, costume and makeup, using lighting, and composition to create dramatic portraits of herself as a clown. Staged against backdrops of vivid color, Sherman’s Clowns series mixes the masquerade and the make believe, humor and horror. Is this image hysterical or unsettling? Is the character delighted or, beneath the makeup, deeply troubled?

Working with THE SKATEROOM, Sherman has released her work on the skateboard as a medium Limited edition of 50, and each edition is hand-signed by Cindy Sherman.