Carrie Mae Weems : three decades of photography and video
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Carrie Mae Weems : three decades of photography and video
Frist Center for the Visual Arts in association with Yale University Press, New Haven, c2012
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Three decades of photography and video
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Exhibition catalogue
Published in conjunction with the exhibition, organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, Sept. 21, 2012-Jan. 13, 2013, and travelling to Portland Art Museum, Oregon, Feb. 2-May 19, 2013, Cleveland Museum of Art, June 30-Sept. 29, 2013 and 2 other institutions
Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-270)
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Description
The work of contemporary artist Carrie Mae Weems (b. 1953) hits hard with a powerful mix of lived life and social commentary. Since the late 1970s, her photographs, films, and installations have become known for presenting realistic and authentic images of African Americans while confronting themes of race, gender, and class. This book, the first major survey of Weems's career, traces the artist's commitment to addressing issues of social justice through her artwork. Her early photographs, which focused on African American women and families, have since led to work that examines more general aspects of the African diaspora, from the legacy of slavery to the perpetuation of debilitating stereotypes. Increasingly, she has broadened her view to include global struggles for equality and justice. This beautifully illustrated book highlights over 200 of Weems's most important works. Accompanying essays by leading scholars explore Weems's interest in folklore, her focus on the spoken and written word, the performative aspect of her constructed tableaux, and her expressions of black beauty.
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