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"From Her Perspective: Intersections of Gender and Race"
February 9 - August 24, 2024

MW Gallery presented From Her Perspective: Intersections of Gender and Race — an exhibition of paintings, photography, sculpture, and works on paper by artists who explore Blackness, womanhood, and the female experience. Many of the artists draw from personal histories, western art history, and popular culture as they honor and critique notions of Black and female identity using figurative and abstract imagery. Artists in the exhibit include Nanette Carter, Elizabeth Catlett, Renee Cox, Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, Zanele Muholi, Wangechi Mutu, Alison Saar, Lorna Simpson, Mickalene Thomas, and Carrie Mae Weems among others.
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Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, Otis: Some Thoughts on Being a Separate Human Being, 2004, 16mm film transferred to video, 2.5 minutes. ©Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry
 
This film examines the nature of the parent/child relationship, the conflicting emotions arising from the dual role of motherhood, and the black female body as a site of surveillance and projected judgment.
 

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Installation Photos of Exhibit

 Installation Photography by Tim Thayer.

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Select Artworks

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Betye Saar, "Redbone & Black: Squaws", 2001, Collage, found objects on handmade paper, 25 in. x 20 3/4 in. © Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California

Emma Amos, “Crown”, 2002, Lithograph print on paper, 17 in. x 20 in. © Emma Amos

Alison Saar, “Mirror (Arcade Suite)”, 2000, Woodcut print on paper, 9 in. x 7 in. © Alison Saar. Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA

Alison Saar, “Tongue-Tied”, 1999, Tar and tin on wood, fabric, Dimensions vary, overall height 19 in. © Alison Saar. Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA

Lucienne Bloch, “Childhood”, 1933, Lithograph print on paper, 10 1/2 in. x 13 1/2 in. © Lucienne Bloch [(1909-1999) www.LucienneBloch.com]

Kara Walker “African/American”, 1998, Linocut print on paper, 46 in. x 60 1/2 in. “African/American” © 1998 Kara Walker

Alison Saar, “Red Girl (Arcade Suite)”, 2000, Woodcut print on paper, 12 in. x 10 in. © Alison Saar, Courtesy of LA Louver

Alison Saar, “Heart, Hand, Heart (Arcade Suite)”, 2000, Woodcut print on paper, 12 in. x 10 in. © Alison Saar, Courtesy of LA Louver

Alison Saar, “Untitled (Arcade Suite)”, 2000, Woodcut print on paper, 12 in. x 10 in. © Alison Saar, Courtesy of LA Louver

Philemona Williamson, “Prickly Pear”, 2002, Oil on canvas, 48 in. x 60 in. © Philemona Williamson

Lorna Simpson, “Corridor (Day)”, 2003, Digital c-print mounted on plexiglass, 27 in. x 72 in. © Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York

Nanette Carter, “Aqueous/Drawing #3”, 2007, Graphite on mylar, 25 in. x 18 1/2 in. © Nanette Carter

Nanette Carter, “Aqueous #37”, 2007, Oil on mylar, 36 in. x 56 in. © Nanette Carter

Lorna Simpson, “Untitled (Wigs)”, Unknown, Cibachrome print, 14 in. x 11 in. © Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York

Carrie Mae Weems, “Untitled (from the ‘Kitchen Table’ Series)”, 1990, Cibachrome print, 24 in. c 20 in. © Carrie Mae Weems

Carrie Mae Weems, "A Distant View", 2003, Photo print, 20 in. x 20 in. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Carrie Mae Weems, "A Broad and Expansive Sky-Ancient Rome", 2006, Digital C-print, 15 3/4 in. x 16 in. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Zanele Muholi, “Being”, 2007, Photo print, Triptych, each piece 12 in x 8 1/2 in. © Zanele Muholi; Images appear courtesy of the artist and Stevenson Cape Town and Johannesburg

Mildred Thompson, “Self-Portrait”, 1986, Pastel on paper, 24 in. x 18 in. © Mildred Thompson

Mildred Thompson, “Self-Portrait”, 1986, Pastel on paper, 35 in. x 23 in. © Mildred Thompson

Mildred Thompson, “Untitled”, 2003, Oil pastel on vinyl, 27 in. x 31 5/8 in. © Mildred Thompson

Mildred Thompson, “Untitled”, 1999, Graphite on board, 28 in. x 22 in. © Mildred Thompson

Mildred Thompson, “Atmospheric Expression”, 2003, Pastel on paper, 24 1/2 in. x 19 3/4 in. © Mildred Thompson

[view 1 of 2] Michele “Tejoula” Turner, "Mrs. Odell Broadway and the Breakfast Program", 2009, Gourd, Acrylic, Pigment, 19 1/2 in. x 15 in. © Michele “Tejuola” Turner

[view 2 of 2] Michele “Tejoula” Turner, "Mrs. Odell Broadway and the Breakfast Program", 2009, Gourd, Acrylic, Pigment, 19 1/2 in. x 15 in. © Michele “Tejuola” Turner

Carrie Mae Weems, "I Looked and Looked but Failed to See What so Terrified You "(Louisiana Project series), 2003, Digital print, Diptych, each piece 35 3/4 in. x 23 3/4 in. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Renee Cox, “Baby Back (American Family)”, 2001, Photo print, 30 in. x 40 in. © Courtesy of Renee Cox

Carrie Mae Weems, "From Here I Saw What Happened And I Cried", 1995, Digital C-print on paper, glass, Diptych, each piece 43 3/8 in. x 33 3/8 in. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Simone Leigh, “Untitled”, 2013, Terra cotta and porcelain, 17 in. x 9 in. x 7 in. © Simone Leigh. Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York

Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, "Bearing: Shaquanna", 2006, Digital C-print, toner on silk, 52 in. x 42 1/2 in. © Courtesy of the Artists

Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, "Bearing: Darnetta", 2006, Digital C-print, toner on silk, 52 in. x 42 1/2 in. © Courtesy of the Artists

Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, "Bearing: Likea", 2006, Digital C-print, toner on silk, 52 in. x 42 1/2 in. © Courtesy of the Artists

Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, "Bearing: Jazmine", 2006, Digital C-print, toner on silk, 52 in. x 42 1/2 in. © Courtesy of the Artists

Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, "Bearing: Hakima and Taahira", 2006, Digital C-print, toner on silk, 52 in. x 42 1/2 in. © Courtesy of the Artists

Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, "Bearing: Danielle and Semaj", 2006, Digital C-print, toner on silk, 52 in. x 42 1/2 in. © Courtesy of the Artists

Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, "Bearing: Tymia Asiyah", 2006, Digital C-print, toner on silk, 52 in. x 42 1/2 in. © Courtesy of the Artists

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Wangechi Mutu, "Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors", 2006, Mixed media on paper, 23 in x 17 in. © Courtesy of Wangechi Mutu Studio

Rozeal, "Painful, the appearance of a dime in the cling (after Yoshitoshi's painful, the appearance of a prostitute of the Kansei era)", 2006, Acrylic paint, gold leaf & silver leaf, on wood, 50 in. x 38 in. © Courtesy of Rozeal

Renee Cox, "The Liberation of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben", 1998, Digital print, 48 3/4 in. x 61 3/4 in. © Courtesy of Renee Cox

Photography by Tim Thayer.

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