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Carrie Mae Weems: Painting the Town

Concurrently with American Photography, Carrie Mae Weems’s 2021 series Painting the Town will be on show in the Rijksmuseum’s photography gallery.

Carrie Mae Weems: Painting the Town

Dates

Sun 16 Mar09:00 - 17:00
Mon 17 Mar09:00 - 17:00
Tue 18 Mar09:00 - 17:00
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Location

Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1
1071 XX Amsterdam
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Work that resembles abstract paintings

At first glance Weems’ large and powerful works resemble abstract paintings. During the Black Lives Matter protests, campaigners wrote texts on the panels that shopkeepers had used to board up their windows as a precautionary measure.

The authorities then rendered the slogans illegible by covering them with large patches of paint. The unintended result of this act of censorship was a series of painterly compositions. Weems uses her work to explore what it means to be a witness to history, through themes such as racism, sexism and discrimination.

Carrie Mae Weems: Painting the Town is made possible in part by the Friends’ Lottery and the Women of the Rijksmuseum Fund.

Dates and times

Sunday 16 March09:00 - 17:00
Monday 17 March09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 18 March09:00 - 17:00

Accessibility

General accessibility provisions

Present, available or allowed

  • Service dog allowed
  • Personal assistant
  • Sensory experience
  • Accessible building
  • Rest areas

Carrie Mae Weems: Painting the Town

Dates

Sun 16 Mar09:00 - 17:00
Mon 17 Mar09:00 - 17:00
Tue 18 Mar09:00 - 17:00
More dates

Location

Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1
1071 XX Amsterdam
Show in Google Maps