<strong>Summer</strong>/<strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2012</strong> 30ElsewhereCompletely Biased, Entirely Op<strong>in</strong>ionated Hot Picksa new monograph with essays by<strong>Studio</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> friends <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>gOkwui Enwezor, Charles Ga<strong>in</strong>esand George Lewis.Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decadesof Photography and VideoSeptember 21, <strong>2012</strong>–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 record<strong>in</strong>gs, <strong>in</strong>stallationand 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’s<strong>in</strong> a <strong>Studio</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> photographyclass <strong>in</strong> 1976 to her global acclaimtoday. If you can’t make it to Tennessee,don’t worry—the exhibition willtravel to the Portland <strong>Museum</strong> of Art,Cleveland <strong>Museum</strong> of Art and Guggenheim<strong>Museum</strong> <strong>in</strong> 2013–14.El Anatsui: When I Last Wroteto You about AfricaSeptember 9, <strong>2012</strong>–December 30, <strong>2012</strong>Denver Art <strong>Museum</strong>Denver, Coloradodenverartmuseum.orgFebruary 2–April 28, 2013University of Michigan<strong>Museum</strong> of ArtAnn Arbor, Michiganumma.umich.eduOur soon-to-be neighbor, the<strong>Museum</strong> for African Art, has beenbusy organiz<strong>in</strong>g travel<strong>in</strong>g exhibitionsdur<strong>in</strong>g the construction oftheir brand-new build<strong>in</strong>g at One<strong>Museum</strong> Mile. When I Last Wroteto You about Africa br<strong>in</strong>gs togetherthe full range of El Anatsui’s work,from early works <strong>in</strong> wood andceramic to his signature large-scaletapestries made from bottle topsand other discarded materials.African American Art S<strong>in</strong>ce 1950:Perspectives from theDavid C. Driskell CenterSeptember 20–December 14, <strong>2012</strong>David C. Driskell Center at theUniversity of MarylandCollege Park, Marylanddriskellcenter.umd.eduAfrican American Art S<strong>in</strong>ce 1950honors the legacy of landmark 1976exhibition Two Centuries of BlackAmerican Art: 1750–1950, organizedby David C. Driskell for theLos Angeles County <strong>Museum</strong> of Art.Envisioned as the next chapter <strong>in</strong> thehistory Driskell was so important <strong>in</strong>writ<strong>in</strong>g, this exhibition showcases ageneration of artists who opened upthe possibilities for African-Americanart, from pursu<strong>in</strong>g pure abstractionto imbu<strong>in</strong>g art with political activism.Carrie Mae WeemsAfro-Chic (video still), 2010Courtesy of the artist and Jack Sha<strong>in</strong>man Gallery,New York© Carrie Mae WeemsEl AnatsuiOasis, 2008Photo courtesy: Jane Katcher / Peter Harholdt
Beyond31ElsewhereCompletely Biased, Entirely Op<strong>in</strong>ionated Hot PicksBlues for SmokeOctober 21, <strong>2012</strong>–January 6, 2013<strong>The</strong> Geffen Contemporary at the<strong>Museum</strong> of Contemporary Art,Los AngelesLos Angeles, Californiamoca.orgFebruary 7–May 18, 2013<strong>The</strong> Whitney <strong>Museum</strong>of American ArtNew York, New Yorkwhitney.orgBlues for Smoke is a large-scalethematic exhibition explor<strong>in</strong>g ideasand forms of the blues <strong>in</strong> contemporaryart. It <strong>in</strong>cludes worksfrom the 1950s to the present <strong>in</strong> avariety of media by approximatelyfifty artists—among them dozensyou’ve seen at the <strong>Studio</strong> <strong>Museum</strong>!Organized by Bennett Simpson, withartist Glenn Ligon as a curatorialadvisor, the exhibition seeks to identifythe blues not simply as a musicalcategory, but also as an aestheticand discourse <strong>in</strong>form<strong>in</strong>g multiplegenerations of visual artists.Don’t Miss!A hit of the Los Angeles exhibition<strong>in</strong>itiative Pacific Standard Time,Now Dig This! Art and Black LosAngeles 1960–1980 comes toMoMA PS1 from October <strong>2012</strong>to February 2013.Jack WhittenBlack Table Sett<strong>in</strong>g (Homage to Duke Ell<strong>in</strong>gton), 1974Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birm<strong>in</strong>gham <strong>Museum</strong> of ArtVisit studiomuseum.org/studio-blog/elsewhere formore Hot Picks from <strong>The</strong>lma.
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