Carrie Mae Weems: Sea Island Series
Information About the Event
On View
Buchwald-Wright Gallery, Free Admission
Artists
Carrie Mae Weems
Acknowledgements
The Gund programs and exhibitions are made possible, in part, by The Gund Board of Directors and the Ohio Arts Council.
Donors/supporters
Carrie Mae Weems (b.1953), the 2013 MacArthur Fellowship recipient, has spent the past 30 years addressing issues of race, gender, family, class, and history in American Society in her artwork. In Sea Islands Series, made in the early 1990s, Weems photographically explores the spiritual and cultural life of the Gullah people living off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. The Gullah people, descendants of freed slaves, maintain cultural links to their past through language, artistic traditions, music, and storytelling. The roots of the Gullah community trace back to the antebellum period, when their ancestors were brought from West Africa to the region as slaves. Weems portrays the distinctive culture of the Gullah people through intimate depictions of place; illustrating haunting landscapes, iconic architectural structures, and objects infused with legends and lore.
–Emma Lewis ‘14
Installation view of Carrie Mae Weems: Sea Island Series. Gund Gallery 2014.
Carrie Mae Weems, House, 1992-1993. Edition AP2 of 5 with 2 artist proofs. 3 Gelatin Silver Prints and 1 screen print text panel. 20¾” x 20¾” x1 ½”. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Carrie Mae Weems, House. 1992-1993. Edition AP2 of 5 with 2 artist proofs. 3 Gelatin Silver Prints and 1 screen print text panel. 20¾” x 20¾” x1 ½”. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Boneyard). 1992. Exhibition Print. Edition EP of 10, 2 APs. Three gelatin silver prints and one screen print text panel. 60¾ x 40½ x 1½ installed. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Boneyard). 1992. Exhibition Print. Edition EP of 10, 2 APs. Three gelatin silver prints and one screen print text panel. 60¾ x 40½ x 1½ installed. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Boneyard). 1992. Exhibition Print. Edition EP of 10, 2 APs. Three gelatin silver prints and one screen print text panel. 60¾ x 40½ x 1½ installed. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Praise House). 1992-1993. Edition of 10, 2 APs (# 1/10). Gelatin Silver Print. 20¾” x 20¾” x1 ½”. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.