Untitled (Woman and daughter
with makeup),
from The Kitchen Table Series by Carrie Mae Weems, 1990. Courtesy of the MoMA.

Opening April 16, the Museum of Modern Art presents a new exhibition featuring more than 100 years of photography by women artists. Our Selves: Photographs by Women Artists from Helen Kornblum explores themes of feminism, civil rights, Indigenous sovereignty and queer liberation. The works — including pieces by Frances Benjamin Johnston, Cara Romera, Carrie Mae Weems and Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie – range from portraiture, photojournalism and social documentary to avant-garde experimentation, advertising and performance. Our Selves is on view through October 2, 2022.

Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie’s Vanna Brown, Azteca Style,
1990. Courtesy of the MoMA.

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