The artist, looking extremely well-dressed in a formal dress made with folkish quilting, holds a hand mirror into which she stares. 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). 1953) to create a work in response to the impending bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase. Read our full Open Access policy for images. 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. 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. Steeped in African-American history, Carrie Mae Weems’s works explore issues of race, class, and gender identity. This image is unavailable for download. 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. The event is free and open to the public, to RSVP visit Lesley.edu/Weems. They were like three years old, wearing these amazing dresses—flowers and ribbons in their hair. Hair by Kim Kimble for Kimble Hair Care Systems at SixK.LA; makeup by D’Andre Michael for U.G.L.Y. See more ideas about mae, carry on, female artists. Feb 5, 2014 - Explore Joe Burns's board "Carrie Mae Weems" on Pinterest. Seville is a place where ideas about clothes, dress, presentation, sexuality, engagement, and tradition are so rooted. Harper is picking out Stewart’s hair, an intimate scene that Drew believes references photographer Deana Lawson and Carrie Mae Weems. It was thrilling and lovely to see. Carrie Mae Weems (artist) American, born 1953. 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