Carrie Mae WeemsSlow Fade to Black (Josphine Baker, Lena Horne, Katherine Dunham), 2009-2011
Three pigment prints
Work (each)
In Slow Fade to Black Carrie Mae Weems reexamines history and how women have been represnted in the media. The images of iconic women of color from past and present such as Josephine Baker, Nina Simone, Leontyne Price, Dinah Washington, Mahalia Jackson, Shirley Bassey, Ella Fitzgerald, Abbey Lincoln, Eartha Kitt, Koko Taylor, and Katherine Dunham are blurred, so that the lack of recognition for their deeds is underlined; the Artist then underscoring the visibility of these important individuals whose contributions have been erased or marginalised in history.
