Carrie Mae Weems
Subtitle: three decades of photography and video
By: edited by Kathryn E. Delmez ; with contributions by Kathryn E. Delmez ... [et al.].
Contributors: Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville, Tenn.)
Publisher: Frist Center for the Visual Arts; In association with Yale University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Nashville, TN; New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780300176896
Subjects: Social problems in art; Exhibitions; African American women; Racism in art; Artistic Photography; Pictorial works
Other titles: Three decades of photography and video
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."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Published in conjunction with a travelling exhibition organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, Sept. 2012-May 2014.

Includes bibliographical references.