Contemporary Art | New York
Contemporary Art | New York
Works to Benefit The Watermill Center
CARRIE MAE WEEMS | SCENES & TAKES (THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
Lot Closed
July 17, 04:05 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
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Works to Benefit The Watermill Center
CARRIE MAE WEEMS
b. 1953
SCENES & TAKES (THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
inkjet print on canvas
Canvas: 35 by 68¾ in. (88.9 by 174.6 cm.)
Framed: 36⅜ by 71⅜ in. (92.3 by 181.2 cm.)
Executed in 2016, this work is AP 1 of 2 artist’s proofs aside from an edition of 5.
Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Carrie Mae Weems, Carrie Mae Weems: A Crack in the Cultural Armor, The New York Times, June 2020, illustrated in color
Sotheby’s is excited to announce a curated grouping of artworks to benefit the Watermill Center. The Watermill Center is a laboratory for the arts and humanities, established in 1990 in Water Mill, New York, by theater artist Robert Wilson. For 30 years, Watermill has been a site for artist residencies, exhibitions, and education, with a focus on emerging international artists. In 2016, The Watermill Center initiated the Inga Maren Otto Fellowship, which includes among its alumni: Carrie Mae Weems, Tania Bruguera, Shaun Gladwell, Anne Carson, and Barthelemy Toguo. The Watermill Center welcomes over 200 artists for residencies each year, and offers free educational programming to students from the local communities of Long Island. The Center's research library, art collection, and gardens are free and open to the public.