Carrie Mae Weems

Carrie Mae Weems is an American artist whose practice spans photography, text, video, installation and performance. The Kitchen Table Series is among her best-known bodies of work. Across projects she examines family, power, race, gender, cultural memory and the ways institutions shape whose histories become visible. The artist's site gathers projects, exhibitions and writing in a form that supports reading complete series rather than detached iconic images. This profile prioritizes verifiable project context and direct source links so readers can continue into the artist's work, exhibitions and published record. It is an editorial introduction, not a ranking or a substitute for the cited source material.