(Re)Constructing History
Across three galleries, photographs explore complicated, painful, and familiar histories. The first gallery examines Wall Street as a symbol of American power through its historic and modern depictions, while the second features artists who rework visual traditions through reference and appropriation. The final gallery considers how photography is uniquely positioned to expose the hidden forces behind changing environments and landmark formation.
In addition to Weems, this presentation celebrates contemporary Black artists Nona Faustine, Carla Williams, and Dawoud Bey as anchors in each respective gallery. These artists create works that move beyond static, silent documents, offering imaginative images that reveal stories of Black life previously unseen or unconsidered.
About the artist
Carrie Mae Weems is an American artist working in text, fabric, audio, digital images and installation video, and is best known for her photography. She achieved prominence through her early 1990s photographic project The Kitchen Table Series. Her photographs, films and videos focus on serious…
About the artist →Nona Faustine was an American photographer and visual artist. Her work focused on history, identity, representation, and what it means to be a woman in the 21st century. Her artwork is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum and the Carnegie Museum.
About the artist →About the venue
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a modern and contemporary art museum and nonprofit organization located in San Francisco, California. SFMOMA was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art, and has built an internationally recognized collection with over…
