Carrie Mae Weems

(American, born 1953)

Carrie Mae Weems is a contemporary American artist. Working in photography and video, her work confronts issues of racism, gender, politics, and identity, particularly those in African American communities. Weems is particularly interested in using the visual language of documentary photography, blending it with narrative fictional scenes to challenge her audience’s preconceptions and to force political and social change. Born on April 20, 1952 in Portland, OR, she went on to study dance with the Postmodern dancer Anna Halprin, eventually receiving her MFA from the University of California San Diego. In 2014, Weems was the subject of a major retrospective at the Guggenheim in New York titled “Three Decades of Photography and Video,” which notably featured her early Kitchen Table Series (1990), a groundbreaking investigation of African American stereotypes. Weems’ work can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, among others. The artist lives and works between Syracuse and Brooklyn, NY.

Carrie Mae Weems (151 results)

Jim, if you choose to accept, the..., 1988–1989

Carrie Mae Weems

Jim, if you choose to accept, the..., 1988–1989

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Untitled, 1994

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled, 1994

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Some Said You Were the Spitting Image..., 1995–1996

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Some Said You Were the Spitting Image..., 1995–1996

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Matera-Ancient Rome, 2006

Carrie Mae Weems

Matera-Ancient Rome, 2006

Jack Shainman Gallery

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Untitled (Woman feeding bird), 1990

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled (Woman feeding bird), 1990

Jack Shainman Gallery

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A Broad and Expansive Sky-Ancient Rome, 2006

Carrie Mae Weems

A Broad and Expansive Sky-Ancient Rome, 2006

Jack Shainman Gallery

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Untitled (Ella on silk), 2014

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled (Ella on silk), 2014

Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art

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Untitled, 2014

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled, 2014

Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art

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Untitled (from Kitchen Table Series), 1990

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled (from Kitchen Table Series), 1990

Jack Shainman Gallery

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UNTITLED, 1990–2018

Carrie Mae Weems

UNTITLED, 1990–2018

Sale Date: March 1, 2019

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Nikkie's Place, 2005–2006

Carrie Mae Weems

Nikkie's Place, 2005–2006

Sale Date: December 13, 2018

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UNTITLED (WOMAN PLAYING SOLITAIRE FROM..., 1990

Carrie Mae Weems

UNTITLED (WOMAN PLAYING SOLITAIRE FROM..., 1990

Sale Date: October 3, 2018

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Color Real and Imagined, 2014

Carrie Mae Weems

Color Real and Imagined, 2014

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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Untitled (Woman and phone) from the series..., 1990

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled (Woman and phone) from the series..., 1990

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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Red Bone Boy, 1990

Carrie Mae Weems

Red Bone Boy, 1990

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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Untitled, 1990

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled, 1990

Sale Date: September 11, 2018

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Untitled (Woman and daughter with makeup), 1990

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled (Woman and daughter with makeup), 1990

Sale Date: October 4, 2018

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SCENES & TAKE (GREAT EXPECTATIONS), 2016

Carrie Mae Weems

SCENES & TAKE (GREAT EXPECTATIONS), 2016

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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Untitled (mother and daughter), 1990

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled (mother and daughter), 1990

Sale Date: April 9, 2018

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High Yella Girl, 1989

Carrie Mae Weems

High Yella Girl, 1989

Sale Date: April 5, 2018

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Untitled (Colored People Grid), 2009–2010

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled (Colored People Grid), 2009–2010

Sale Date: March 1, 2018

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Landed in Africa Plates, set of five, 1992

Carrie Mae Weems

Landed in Africa Plates, set of five, 1992

Sale Date: January 18, 2018

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Some Said You Were the Spitting Image of..., 1995

Carrie Mae Weems

Some Said You Were the Spitting Image of..., 1995

Sale Date: November 16, 2017

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Untitled (Woman and daughter with makeup)..., 1990

Carrie Mae Weems

Untitled (Woman and daughter with makeup)..., 1990

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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