Carrie Mae Weems
$51.18
- Paperback
184 pages
- Release Date
3 August 2021
Summary
Essays and interviews explore the work of Carrie Mae Weems and its place in the history of photography, African American art, and contemporary art.
In this October Files volume, essays and interviews explore the work of the influential American artist Carrie Mae Weems—her invention and originality, the formal dimensions of her practice, and her importance to the history of photography and contemporary art. Since the 1980s, Weems (b. 1953) has challenged the status of the black female …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262538596 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262538598 |
| Author: | Sarah Lewis, Christine Garnier |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 3 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | October Files |
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Critics Review
“Thoughtful, thorough, and timely, this scholarly yet accessible survey reveals Weems as a foundational, influential, and prescient figure.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review
Winner of a Photography Network Book Prize
“Thoughtful, thorough, and timely, this scholarly yet accessible survey reveals Weems as a foundational, influential, and prescient figure.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“With language accessible for scholars and art novices alike, these texts praise not only Weems’s work, but also the importance of having a conversation about contemporary art ‘in which race does not restrict a discussion of aesthetics, as it has in the past.’”
—Town & Country
“A thoughtful and rigorous look at [Weems’s] work, the questions it raises, and the boundaries it pushes and defies.”
—The Boston Globe
”[Carrie Mae Weems] is acutely aware of the machinations of visual culture, how it can see certain narratives while deliberately unseeing others. Carrie Mae Weems holds this tension, touching upon the stunning scope of her vision while also acknowledging that art criticism has only just cracked the surface of her visual mysteries and provocations.”
—Hyperallergic
“This is a well-researched, intriguing monograph about Weems that will be helpful to anyone researching her art and interesting to any reader who wants to think about the function and construction of beauty within society.”
—Library Journal
Sarah Lewis
Sarah Lewis is Associate Professor of Art and Architecture and African and African American Studies at Harvard University. She is the author of a forthcoming book on photography, race, and vision within the Black Atlantic and the Black Sea.
Christine Garnier is a PhD candidate in History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University.
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