The documentary "Guest of Cindy Sherman" was not exactly what I had anticipated. I expected it to be another documentary that was largely composed of the artist talking about their work and life, but instead Cindy Sherman was not interviewed at all for this documentary (unless you count the interviews Paul H-O did with her for his show Gallery Beat). This documentary chronicled the lives of Cindy Sherman and her former boyfriend Paul H-O almost equally. I found it interesting to see what is was like to date a famous artist, instead of just what is was like to be one. It showed that it can be hard to maintain a strong sense of identity when your fame is not as great as your significant other's.
I was surprised by the amount of famous non-artist people Cindy associated with. I always assumed that famous artists either kept to themselves or associated with other famous people within the art world. Also, Cindy Sherman herself was not at all how I imagined her to be. She seems so cute and timid on camera, not at all like the strong characters she takes on in her photos. At the very least I expected her to be strongly opinionated, but if she is this documentary did not show it.
