Carrie Mae Weems (artist) American, born 1953. Perhaps the key work in the show is Carrie Mae Weems’s mirror-image self-portrait, “I looked and looked to see what so terrified you” (2006). Read our full Open Access policy for images. The artist, looking extremely well-dressed in a formal dress made with folkish quilting, holds a hand mirror into which she stares. See more ideas about mae, carry on, female artists. Bekijk meer ideeën over Kunstenaar, Fotografie, Fotografieprojecten. In 2003, the Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University commissioned Carrie Mae Weems (b. The event is free and open to the public, to RSVP visit Lesley.edu/Weems. 1953) to create a work in response to the impending bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase. Mary J. Blige strikes a royal pose for the cover of W magazine’s Art issue cover.The queen of hip-hop soul is “anointed” with her own crown in the moody spread lensed by the legendary Carrie Mae Weems. Hair by Kim Kimble for Kimble Hair Care Systems at SixK.LA; makeup by D’Andre Michael for U.G.L.Y. 6-apr-2016 - Bekijk het bord "Carrie Mae Weems, Kitchen Table" van Anna Theunissen op Pinterest. Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online. Girl May Flowers, a compelling photograph of three young African American girls, succinctly addresses the issues of race, class, and gender that the American artist Carrie Mae Weems (b. Seville is a place where ideas about clothes, dress, presentation, sexuality, engagement, and tradition are so rooted. Feb 5, 2014 - Explore Joe Burns's board "Carrie Mae Weems" on Pinterest. They were like three years old, wearing these amazing dresses—flowers and ribbons in their hair. Steeped in African-American history, Carrie Mae Weems’s works explore issues of race, class, and gender identity. #artisttalk #CarrieMaeWeems #kitchentable @lesleyuniversity #jackshainmangallery It was thrilling and lovely to see. Photographs by Carrie Mae Weems; Styled by Styled by Paul Cavaco. Primarily working in photography and video, but also exploring everything from verse to performance, Weems has said that regardless of medium, activism is a central concern of her practice—specifically, looking at history as a way of better understanding the present. Carrie Mae Weems, seen here in her Kitchen Table series, is giving a lecture tomorrow evening October 1st from 7-9pm at Lesley University in Cambridge. This image is unavailable for download. Image Use. Harper is picking out Stewart’s hair, an intimate scene that Drew believes references photographer Deana Lawson and Carrie Mae Weems. 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