![]() ![]() ![]() The exhibition is divided into five themes, which gather images by similar areas of exploration, loosely following a timeline. The exhibition was organized by the Grand Rapids Art Museum and is curated by Ron Platt. They are the same age, both born in 1953, and have become important voices in the modern landscape of the photographic dialogue. Weems and Bey met in New York City in 1976 and have maintained a friendship and supportive artistic dialogue ever since. It is grounded in the Black experience and at the same time speaks to human life and universal conditions. In a newly expanded gallery, this gathering of over 120 photographs offers retrospectives of two very important and influential photo-based artists weaved together into a complex body of art, sharing themes of race, class, sadness, pain, beauty, representation and power. ![]() The Tampa Museum of Art is presenting the exhibition Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems: In Dialogue. The triumph of living in skin in a wide range of hues has traditionally been undervalued and underrepresented in the history of American photography and most people would be hard pressed to name more than a few Black photographers who are historically known and venerated. The Black Lives Matter protests empowered many artists of color across the nation to speak about and document their experiences. So many things have transpired over the last few years that give new weight to the Black experience in America. ![]()
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