Berlin (West)/Andere Richtungen

Stuart Sherman was an American performance and video artist working primarily in the 1970s and 1980s. His practice centered on absurdist tableaux constructed from found domestic objects and ephemera, staged in intimate gallery and studio settings and often documented on video. Sherman's performances were characterized by precise, ritualistic gestures and deadpan humor, with each work constructed as a closed system of formal and conceptual relationships.