The "Cindy Sherman Retrospective" was grandly exhibited from May 16 to September 3, 2006, at the Musée du Jeu de Paume, a venue dedicated to contemporary photography, marking it as the most important retrospective of that summer. The systematic exhibition, spanning from her 1980s Celebrity series through returns to art historical narrative figures to the latest 2005 Clown series, offers a comprehensive and clear overview of her creative journey and development. Born in 1954, Cindy Sherman is a representative artist of American 1980s simulationism, famous for mimicking iconic cinematic scenes; she constructs dramatic photographic images through personal makeup, celebrity postures, and character scenarios within specific settings.
