Acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems, deemed “one of the more interesting artists working in the gap between art and politics” by the New York Times, has created a new performance-based work, Past Tense. The performance takes us on a deep dive into the enduring significance of the iconic Antigone and her profound relevance to our contemporary moment, with the lens of race and its relationship to authority as a way of reinterpreting Antigone.