Accession Number. Within 'Mirror, Mirror' Weems deals with the ideals of beauty and the prejudices that African American women deal with when sex-symbols are predominantly white. Kitchen Table Series. Carrie Mae Weems, “Mirror Mirror,” 1987-88. Credit ... Carrie Mae Weems is one of the most influential artists of our time and certainly one of … Carrie Mae Weems (American, b. 1953) America, 20th century. Carrie Mae Weems explores identity through photography and videos she sometimes pairs with texts written in startling vernacular. Carrie Mae Weems, works from the series Ain’t Jokin’, 1985-86.Gelatin silver prints and texts, 7 parts, 16” x 20” each. COURTESY THE ARTIST AND JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY, NEW YORK. ); Paper: 50.8 x 50.8 cm (20 x 20 in.) Part of a set. platinum print. (1987); What’s Black on the Inside, Yellow on the Outside and Looks Funny Going Over a Cliff? Mirror, Mirror bluntly addresses the racism anchored in social narratives which we pass on unquestioned to future generations – in ‘innocent’ fairy tales, for example. Zoe Leonard (1961), whose work Pin Up Nº. Courtesy Jack Shainman Gallery. Untitled (Man and mirror), 1990, printed 2003. Credit Line. Image: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in. In the series 'Ain't Jokin' (1987–88), a woman asks a magic mirror 'who's the finest of them all?' The subtitle reads: “Looking into the mirror, the black woman asked, ‘Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?’ The mirror says, ‘Snow White, you black bitch, and don’t you forget it!! Mirror Mirrored: A Special Visual Edition of Grimms’ Tales. View Mirror, Mirror From the Aint Jokin series by Carrie Mae Weems on artnet. Carrie Mae Weems, Mirror Mirror, from the series “Ain’t Jokin’,” 1987-1988, gelatin silver print. Afro-American artist Carrie Mae Weems (1953), who, in her photo titled Mirror, Mirror, from 1986, refers to the fairytale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves to point out the differences between women, hierarchical differences based on racial discrimination. !’” See all set records. image: 50.8 × 50.8 cm (20 × 20 in.) Carrie Mae Weems. Ringgold and Betye Saar, the work of Carrie Mae Weems engages in issues concerned with gender, race, and class. Mirror, Mirror is not a criticism of Western patriarchy, but instead implicates all viewers in the perpetuation of viewing the world with “cultural blinders.” Weems calls attention to the subtle, yet powerful ways through which this The Kitchen Table Series: Untitled (Man and Mirror) 1990. Individual titles of works include: What did Lincoln Say After a Drinking Bout? ... Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video. She achieved prominence through her early 1990s photographic project The Kitchen Table Series.Her award-winning photographs, films and videos have been … Carrie Mae Weems (born April 20, 1953) is considered one of the most important contemporary artists working in text, fabric, audio, digital images and installation video, and is best known for her work in the field of photography. Carrie Mae Weems' work dealt with what it was to be an African American woman within a white mans world. Carrie Mae Weems Biography. Gift of the Collectors Committee; and Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund. Not on View. (1987); What’s a Cross Between … Medium. Dimensions. Since the 1980s, African-American artist Carrie Mae Weems has been using her work to negotiate the ‘black experience’ of discrimination and oppression. only to be told 'Snow White, you black bitch, and don't you forget it!!!' Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Carrie Mae Weems. 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