Flinn Reeves Lecture: Who’s That Girl? Cindy Sherman and the Art of Identity

The Flinn Gallery is pleased to welcome Larissa Bailiff, a New York-based independent art historian and educator who will present “Who’s That Girl? Cindy Sherman and the Art of Identity” as the fourth annual Flinn Reeves Lecture.

This lecture is free of charge and made possible through funding of the Reeves Legacy Fund.
Registration is required and will open on February 2 at 10:00 a.m.

Bailiff will explore the pioneering influential work of Cindy Sherman, placing her iconic self-styled photographic production within a broader art historical and social context Cindy Sherman is recognized as one of the most important and influential artists in the world of contemporary art. She will consider ways in which Sherman’s photographs have focused a critical lens on images and their stereotypes across the mediascape over the last four decades.

Bailiff will discuss the influence of Sherman’s iconic work and ideas upon younger generations of artists and how it continues to register the aspirations, foibles and markers of our contemporary society.

Larissa Bailiff is a New York based art historian and educator and brings over twenty years of experience in academia and museum work. She has lectured widely at museums and libraries as well as has an extensive background creating and facilitating programs and tours at Museum of Modern Art. Larissa holds a B.A. in art history from U.C. Berkeley and M.A. in Art History from New York University Institute of Art.