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Summer/Fall 2012 30ElsewhereCompletely Biased, Entirely Opinionated Hot Picksa new monograph with essays byStudio Museum friends includingOkwui Enwezor, Charles Gainesand George Lewis.Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decadesof Photography and VideoSeptember 21, 2012–January 13, 2013Frist Center for the Visual ArtsNashville, Tennesseefristcenter.orgCarrie Mae Weems’s first major retrospectiveis composed of more than150 objects, primarily photographs,but also texts, audio recordings, installationand video. Three Decadesprovides an opportunity to trace theevolution of Weems’s career overthe last thirty-plus years, from herstart as a student of Dawoud Bey’sin a Studio Museum photographyclass in 1976 to her global acclaimtoday. If you can’t make it to Tennessee,don’t worry—the exhibition willtravel to the Portland Museum of Art,Cleveland Museum of Art and GuggenheimMuseum in 2013–14.El Anatsui: When I Last Wroteto You about AfricaSeptember 9, 2012–December 30, 2012Denver Art MuseumDenver, Coloradodenverartmuseum.orgFebruary 2–April 28, 2013University of MichiganMuseum of ArtAnn Arbor, Michiganumma.umich.eduOur soon-to-be neighbor, theMuseum for African Art, has beenbusy organizing traveling exhibitionsduring the construction oftheir brand-new building at OneMuseum Mile. When I Last Wroteto You about Africa brings togetherthe full range of El Anatsui’s work,from early works in wood andceramic to his signature large-scaletapestries made from bottle topsand other discarded materials.African American Art Since 1950:Perspectives from theDavid C. Driskell CenterSeptember 20–December 14, 2012David C. Driskell Center at theUniversity of MarylandCollege Park, Marylanddriskellcenter.umd.eduAfrican American Art Since 1950honors the legacy of landmark 1976exhibition Two Centuries of BlackAmerican Art: 1750–1950, organizedby David C. Driskell for theLos Angeles County Museum of Art.Envisioned as the next chapter in thehistory Driskell was so important inwriting, this exhibition showcases ageneration of artists who opened upthe possibilities for African-Americanart, from pursuing pure abstractionto imbuing art with political activism.Carrie Mae WeemsAfro-Chic (video still), 2010Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery,New York© Carrie Mae WeemsEl AnatsuiOasis, 2008Photo courtesy: Jane Katcher / Peter Harholdt