Catalog of an exhibition held at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, 22 June - 3 September, 2023; and at Kunstmuseum Basel, 4 November 2023 - 17 March 2024. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
On grace. A woman in winter -- Mutual beliefs / Carrie Mae Weems + Theaster Gates -- Ritual and revolution -- Constructing history -- Histories of violence -- The man was rejected, the woman was denied -- Architecture and power -- Becoming an artist / Carrie Mae Weems + Terence Nance -- Art for social change -- Appropriation and influence -- On music, machinery, and meeting / Carrie Mae Weems + DJ Spooky; Carrie Mae Weems + Nona Hendryx + Hans Ulrich Obrist; Carrie Mae Weems + Hans Ulrich Obrist -- Home -- Family stories -- Black love / Carrie Mae Weems + Theaster Gates -- While we can -- On grace.
Summary:
"Carrie Mae Weems is celebrated for her exploration of identity, power, desire and social justice through work that challenges representations of race, gender, and class. The largest presentation of the artist's multi-disciplinary work in the UK to date, this exhibition brings together photographs, films and installations spanning over three decades. Weems came to prominence in the early 1980s through photographic work that questioned how the representation of the Black subject, particularly within the US, has historically reproduced systemic racism and inequality. The exhibition captures the performative and cinematic nature of her practice, from the iconic Kitchen Table Series (1990) to the epic film installation The Shape of Things (2021) focusing on the history of violence in the United States" -- Barbican website. "POWER, DESIRE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, REPRESENTATION, BEAUTY, AND COMPASSIONWidely considered to be one of the most influential American living artists, Carrie Mae Weems has developed a practice celebrated for her exploration of cultural identity, power dynamics, desire, intimacy and social justice through a body of work that challenges the prevailing representations of race, gender, and class. Defined by the use of photography, installation, film, performance and textile, her remarkably diverse and radical practice questions dominant ideologies and historical narratives created and disseminated within science, architecture, and mass media. Published in the context of her solo exhibitions at Barbican Art Gallery London and Kunstmuseum Basel, this book brings together a selection of Weems' own writings, lectures, and conversations for the first time, providing personal insights into themes such as the consequences of power, artistic appropriation, music as inspiration, history-making, and the normative role of architecture"-- Publisher's description.
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