1. Carrie mae Weems
Laura Gasparik

2. Carrie Mae Weems
-Winner of the 2013 MacArthur Fellowship also known as the “genius grant” for her photography and video projects.
-Her photography works to “debunks racist and sexist labels, examines the relationship between power and aesthetics, and uses personal biography to articulate broader truths”.
-Her work was recently featured at the Guggenheim museum in NYC.
-Many of her well known projects feature herself in them facing her back to the camera and wearing a black dress.

3. Roaming, 2006
By Carrie Mae Weems

4. Roaming, 2006
By Carrie Mae Weems

5. Roaming, 2006
By Carrie Mae Weems

6. Roaming, 2006
By Carrie Mae Weems

7. Roaming, 2006
By Carrie Mae Weems

8. From African Jewels, 2009
By Carrie Mae Weems

9. From African Jewels,2009
By Carrie Mae Weems

10. From African Jewels, 2009
By Carrie Mae Weems

11. Display at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Untitled,

12. Slow Fade to Black, 2010
By Carrie Mae Weems

13. Slow Fade to Black, 2010
By Carrie Mae Weems

14. Slow Fade to Black, 2010
By Carrie Mae Weems

15. Blue Notes,
By Carrie Mae Weems

16. Blue Notes,
By Carrie Mae Weems

17. Blue Notes,
By Carrie Mae Weems

18. Blue Notes,
By Carrie Mae
Weems

19. References: http://carriemaeweems.net/work.html