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Portraits of the Artist: Personal Visual Art in the Twentieth Century

“…110 Her intended message involved attitudes: "The role-playing was intended to make people become aware of how stupid roles are, a lot of roles, but since it's not all that serious, perhaps that's more the moral to it, not to take anything too seriously." 111 Although the meanings of Sherman's work have been hotly debated, there is widespread agreement that her use of her own image is not a result of either introspection or narcissism: thus for example Arthur Danto remarked that "the stills do not compose a sequential exploration of her own features, nor do they stand as a monument to feminine vanity." 112 Verena Lueken stressed that the Film Stills were not self-portraits: "She is her own model and, as is the case with all models, this does not make her the subject of her art.…”

Portraits of the Artist: Personal Visual Art in the Twentieth Century

“…Her intended message involved attitudes: "The role-playing was intended to make people become aware of how stupid roles are, a lot of roles, but since it's not all that serious, perhaps that's more the moral to it, not to take anything too seriously. "111 Although the meanings of Sherman's work have been hotly debated, there is widespread agreement that her use of her own image is not a result of either introspection or narcissism: thus for example Arthur Danto remarked that "the stills do not compose a sequential exploration of her own features, nor do they stand as a monument to feminine vanity. "112 Verena Lueken stressed that the Film Stills were not self-portraits: "She is her own model and, as is the case with all models, this does not make her the subject of her art."…”