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Let me say that my primary concern in art, as in politics, is with the status and place of Afro-Americans in our country.

— Carrie Mae Weems

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I just feel that I need to work at things that matter to me, that uplift me, that inspire me, that carry me.

Showing in major institutions has given me the privilege to widen the field, not just for other artists, but for a public looking for signs of themselves.

It’s taken 40 years for people to catch up with the depth of the project.

We do have the possibility to live a considered life.

Family Pictures and Stories’ is only now really beginning to be shown in a very serious way.

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