Publisher's Synopsis
'Dancing with Myself' draws its rich constellation of works from the amazing collection of Franõcois Pinault, exploring the major roles that contemporary artists have played as their own protagonists in the art of the last decades. It surveys artists who perceive their own bodies and identities as unique and malleable raw material in a way that surpasses the confines of traditional self-portraiture. Featuring pivotal figures of 20th and 21st century art such as Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Bruce Nauman, Alighiero Boetti, Gilbert and George and Maurizio Cattelan, a variety of disciplines are documented, exploring the multitude of ways in which artists can feature in - or, indeed, become - the art.
