The Woman in the Light, Harlem, NY, 1980, Dawoud Bey. Gelatin silver print. Courtesy of Stephen Daiter Gallery. © Dawoud Bey
Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems - In Dialogue
04/04/2023 - 09/07/2023
The J. Paul Getty Museum
GETTY CENTER
1200 Getty Center Dr
CA 90049 Los Angeles
www.getty.edu
Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems met in Harlem in 1976 when both were twenty-three years old. For more than 45 years, the two photographers have maintained a friendship and artistic dialogue that continues to this day, challenging and inspiring the other. Each addresses race, class, representation, and systems of power through their unique lenses, creating photographic series grounded in the history and everyday realities of Black Americans while also speaking to the broader human condition. This exhibition brings their work together for the first time.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
GETTY CENTER
1200 Getty Center Dr
CA 90049 Los Angeles
www.getty.edu
Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems met in Harlem in 1976 when both were twenty-three years old. For more than 45 years, the two photographers have maintained a friendship and artistic dialogue that continues to this day, challenging and inspiring the other. Each addresses race, class, representation, and systems of power through their unique lenses, creating photographic series grounded in the history and everyday realities of Black Americans while also speaking to the broader human condition. This exhibition brings their work together for the first time.