Carrie Mae Weems
Carrie Mae Weems is an American artist working in text, fabric, audio, digital images and installation video, and is best known for her photography. She achieved prominence through her early 1990s photographic project The Kitchen Table Series. Her photographs, films and videos focus on serious issues facing African Americans today, including racism, sexism, politics and personal identity.
Past exhibitions (4)
(Re)Constructing History
SFMOMA · San Francisco, United States
4 Oct 2025 — 3 May 2026
Photography that uncovers layers of Black history
Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward, Looking Back
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Washington, D.C., United States
22 Sep 2023 — 7 Jul 2024
A sweeping retrospective of Carrie Mae Weems's iconic work.
Image/Counterimage: Tarrah Krajnak, VALIE EXPORT, Sanja Iveković, Ana Mendieta, Carrie Mae Weems
Museum Ludwig · Cologne, Germany
22 Apr 2023 — 27 Aug 2023
Five artists subvert the image through body, gender, and identity.
Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects
Lin Hall · Athens, United States
from 1 Jan 2019
A 2019 solo exhibition at the Kennedy Museum of Art in Athens, Ohio, showcasing the powerful work of celebrated American artist Carrie Mae Weems.