Carrie Mae Weems

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  • Ain't Jokin', 1987-1988
  • Image from the Ain't Jokin' series
  • WHAT ARE THE THREE THINGS
  • YOU CAN'T GIVE A BLACK PERSON?
  • Image from the Ain't Jokin' series
  • LOOKING INTO THE MIRROR, THE BLACK WOMAN ASKED,
  • "MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO'S THE FINEST OF THEM ALL?"
  • THE MIRROR SAYS, "SNOW WHITE, YOU BLACK BITCH,
  • AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!!!"
  • Image from the Ain't Jokin' series
  • WHEN ASKED WHAT HE WANTS TO BE WHEN HE GROWS UP,
  • THE BLACK BOY SAYS,"I WANT TO BE A WHITE MAN
  • CAUSE MY MAMA SAY, 'A NIGGER AIN'T SHIT.'"
  • Image from the Ain't Jokin' series
  • BLACK MAN HOLDING WATERMELON
  • Image from the Ain't Jokin' series
  • WHITE PATTY,
  • WHITE PATTY,
  • YOU DON'T SHINE,
  • MEET YOU AROUND THE CORNER
  • AND BEAT YOUR BEHIND.
  • Image from the Ain't Jokin' series
  • BLACK WOMAN WITH CHICKEN
  • Installation view of the Ain't Jokin' series
  • Installation view, Center of Contemporary Art, Seville, Spain, 2010