Carrie Mae Weems: reflections for now

Abstract

"POWER, DESIRE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, REPRESENTATION, BEAUTY, AND COMPASSION Widely 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.

Contents

How do you measure a life -- A woman in winter -- Mutual beliefs / Carrie Mae Weems + Dawoud Bey -- 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.