The billboard featured images of #CarrieMaeWeems standing before the #LincolnMemorial, accompanied by the following text: “With #democracy in the balance there is only one choice.”

#SpikeLee’s movies are cultural touchstones. Over >3 decades, his seminal #films have included … “Do The Right Thing,” “She’s Gotta Have It,” “Crooklyn,” & “Mo’ Better Blues”; a biopic of #MalcolmX &

Scheduled to coincide w/the #election, “#CarrieMaeWeems: The Shape of Things” is currently on view at Gladstone Gallery in #NY. The exhibition is anchored by “Cyclorama: The Shape of Things” a #video #installation in the round that explores the history of #RacialJustice & contemporary #PoliceKillings of #unarmed #BlackMen. Part of a #ForFreedoms initiative, a billboard by Weems was installed near the #DNC in #Chicago in Aug.

The longstanding practice of Weems is insightful meditation on #race, #history, & #power. She works across #photography, #video, & #installations. Best known work:“The Kitchen Table Series”, examines the experiences of #women. A few wks ago, she launched “Contested Sites of Memory: A Performance w/ Artist #CarrieMaeWeems” at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VA Commonwealth U in Richmond. The traveling performance about #racial #healing will be staged in #NY & #Washington, #DC, in 2025.