Carrie Mae Weems: Kitchen Table Series

Carrie Mae Weems: Kitchen Table Series
The Power of Intimacy and Identity

Step into the intimate world of Carrie Mae Weems, one of America’s most influential artists, with Carrie Mae Weems: Kitchen Table Series. This stunning book collects the early and canonical body of work from Weems’ Kitchen Table Series, offering a profound glimpse into the artist’s exploration of identity, relationships, and the complexities of family life.

Through 20 striking photographs and 14 thought-provoking text panels, Weems brings us into the sacred space of her kitchen—a setting traditionally associated with women and domesticity—to tell a powerful narrative of love, loss, strength, and solitude. The woman at the heart of this story is Weems herself, though she embodies not just an individual, but an archetype: a woman navigating the tensions of family, monogamy, and gender roles. The Kitchen Table Series reimagines the roles of women and people of color, challenging societal expectations and unflinchingly confronting the realities of unrequited love. This book offers an opportunity to engage with the work in a way that museums can’t—by placing the pace of exploration directly in your hands.

Carrie Mae Weems: Kitchen Table Series is more than a collection of photographs—it’s an invitation to witness the battles fought in private spaces, the quiet moments of resilience and vulnerability, and the redefinition of what it means to be a woman, an artist, and a person of color in today’s world.

Details

• Hardcover
• Dimension: 9.75 x 13.5 in.
• 78 pages with 34 bw illustrations