![]() And 22 Million Very Tired and Very Angry People, 1989-1990, presents photographs of ordinary objects with captions that point to their use as tools for revolution. The series depicts scenes that are both universal and specific to the Black lives they imagine. In her iconic Kitchen Table Series, from 1990, Weems builds emotionally complex narratives through simply staged black and white photographs, casting herself in the role of lover, friend, mother, and solitary woman. Throughout her career, Weems has exposed the belief systems that have maintained the status quo. Since the 1980s, Weems’s work has been seen around the world, and she has inspired a generation of artists with her poetic and original approach to storytelling. I’m determined to find new models to live by.” Carrie Mae Weems “In one way or another, my work endlessly explodes the limits of tradition. ![]()
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