The Current Collaborative Committee shares their thoughts and perspectives on some of TAM’s recent, exciting acquisitions of work by Black artists.
For this first episode, Collaborative Committee member, Ricky Reyes (@hirickyreyes)is discussing Carrie Mae Weems’ MJB Reflection.
“What I really love about this piece and about Carrie Mae Weems work in general is her real attention to detail when it comes to caring for the stories and the stewards of Black women. In looking up this artwork, one thing Carrie Mae Weem’s talked about a lot is how much she looked up to Mary J. Blige, this sort of budding relationship the two had been building and I feel like that spirit is really captured in this artwork.” -Ricky Reyes
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Carrie Mae Weems (born Portland, Oregon, 1953)
MJB, Reflection
2017-2020
Fujiflex on Alucubond
Photograph
Gift of John J. O’Leary