Carrie Mae Weems is an American artist whose journey originated when
gifted with a camera for her 18th birthday. Her works are expressive
in a way that carefully crafts the psychological and beautifully-complex nature
of mankind. She works with text, fabric, audio, and video, but is best known for her work
in the field of photography.
In 2005, Weems was awarded the Distinguished Photographer's Award in
recognition of her noteworthy contributions to the world of photography. Her
artistry has also been recognized by numerous colleges, including Harvard
University. Most recently BET honored her with the Visual Arts Award. Although
Weems is an award-winning artist whose photographs, films, and videos have been
displayed in over 50 exhibitions in the United States and abroad, she
eloquently stated, “My works reside out of the spotlight, often in the
shadows.”
Her works, some of which are displayed in the famed Solomon
R. Guggenheim Museum, are thought provoking, provocative, interesting, and
perhaps even a bit confrontational. What’s art that doesn’t challenge the viewer’s
mentality? From her Kitchen Table Series to From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried, her
30-year retrospective, "Three Decades of Photography and Video"
opened in January 2014 at the Guggenheim in New York City.
I do not claim ownership to the above images.
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