Mae Tag

As Reflections for Now, her first major solo exhibition within the UK opens, the artist shares her clever words on ‘beautifying the mess of a messy world’ As some of the powerfully influential American artists of the day, Carrie Mae Weems makes art able to elevating all who're willing. Her work, which engages directly with crucial questions of cultural identity, social justice, power structures and desire, is capable of “shake us out of our bullshit” and cut through the noise of ongoing discourses straight to the visceral, physical, beating heart of the matter.  Reflections for Now at London’s Barbican Art Gallery (Dazed Club members can book half-price tickets here) is Weems’ first major UK retrospective....