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Carrie Mae Weems : three decades of photography and video

Title
Carrie Mae Weems : three decades of photography and video / edited by Kathryn E. Delmez ; with contributions by Kathryn E. Delmez [and others].
Publication
Nashville, TN : Frist Center for the Visual Arts ; New Haven : in association with Yale University Press, ©2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Delmez, Kathryn E.
  • Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville, Tenn.), issuing body, host institution.
Description
xiii, 272 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm
Summary
"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.
Alternative Title
Three decades of photography and video
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Pictorial works.
Note
  • Published in conjunction with a travelling exhibition organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, Sept. 2012-May 2014.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-270).
Contents
"Real facts, by real people" : folklore in the early work of Carrie Mae Weems / Kathryn E. Delmez -- Carrie Mae Weems : anyway I want it / Robert Storr -- Photographing between the lines : beauty, politics, and the poetic vision of Carrie Mae Weems / Deborah Willis -- A world of her own : Carrie Mae Weems and performace / Franklin Sirmans -- Plates / commentaries by Kathryn E. Delmez.
Call Number
Sc F 19-330
ISBN
  • 9780300176896
  • 0300176899
LCCN
  • 2012013431
  • 99953877005
OCLC
783862068
Title
Carrie Mae Weems : three decades of photography and video / edited by Kathryn E. Delmez ; with contributions by Kathryn E. Delmez [and others].
Imprint
Nashville, TN : Frist Center for the Visual Arts ; New Haven : in association with Yale University Press, ©2012.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-270).
Added Author
Delmez, Kathryn E., editor, contributing essayist.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville, Tenn.), issuing body, host institution.
Other Standard Identifier
99953877005
Research Call Number
Sc F 19-330
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