The Kitchen Table Series
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The kitchen table series. The kitchen table series. Filmed in her syracuse studio artist carrie mae weems discusses the impetus for her work the kitchen table series 1990 a photographic investigation of a single domestic space in which the artist staged scenes of the battle around the family between women and men friends and lovers parents and children. So the government would give me 6478 if i stopped working and owned shares instead.
As her work developed she became more explicitly political continuing to explore themes of racism and the african american experience while addressing gender issues and the nature of. Other articles where the kitchen table series is discussed. See all set records.
Welcome to the official website of artist carrie mae weems. The intimate and often political content of this narrative series finds common ground around the kitchen table transcending the separation of domestic and civic space. First exhibited in 1990 the kitchen table series set the stage for future contemporary artists to explore issues of identity.
Untitled man and mirror 1990. Carrie mae weemss the kitchen table series 1990 is among the most significant photographic achievements in contemporary artin 20 photographs and 14 text panels weems features herself in carefully staged scenes around the same kitchen table revealing intimate moments of everyday life such as laughing with friends studying alongside her daughter or having a drink with her next. The 20 photographs and 14 text panels that make up kitchen table series tell a story of one womans life as conducted in the intimate setting of her kitchen.
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