Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects

January 11, 2019 – March 31, 2019

Reception: January 24, 6-7:30 PM

On January 11, Kennedy Museum of Art will open Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects. The exhibition includes recent photographic and video works questioning stereotypes that associate black bodies with criminality. Comprised of three associated works, All the Boys and The Usual Suspects  examine the racial stereotypes at the heart of deaths of black men and women at the hands of police, and confronts the viewer with the fact of judicial inaction. The third piece,  People of a Darker Hue ,  is a   meditative compilation of video, found footage, narration, and performance commemorating these deaths.

Considered one of the most influential contemporary American artists, Carrie Mae Weems has investigated family relationships, cultural identity, sexism, class, political systems and the consequences of power. Determined as ever to enter the picture— both literally and metaphorically—she has sustained an on-going dialogue within contemporary discourse for over thirty years. During this time Carrie Mae Weems has developed a complex body of art employing photographs, text, fabric, audio, digital images, installation, and video.

Gallery Hours

M, T, W, F: 10am – 5pm

Th: 10am – 8pm

Sat. Sun: 1 – 5pm

University Holidays: Closed

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