This exhibition of works from SAM's permanent collection brings together a group of works by Roy deCarava, David Hammons, Carrie Mae Weems, Glenn Ligon and Rashid Johnson that quietly reflect on African American identities and histories. The works show a range of descriptive and poetic approaches, but they are united by a shared sensibility that is captured in the title, borrowed from the jazz musician Miles Davis.
Untitled (Playing harmonica), 1990â99, Carrie Mae Weems, American, born 1953, gelatin silver print, framed: 28 x 27 3/4 in., Seattle Art Museum, Gift of Vascovitz Family, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2012.13.1
© Carrie Mae Weems
Photo: Courtesy of Jack Shainman Gallery