![]() ![]() Other characters come and go from the table: mainly her man, children and women friends. Arresting in her on camera role, Weems performs a wide range of emotions and attitudes as she goes about her daily rituals, and as her relationship goes sour. Weems has said that the series is a “story of the battle around the family…between men and women.” Carrie Mae Weems is the protagonist and the main narrator in this intimate drama set around a kitchen table. Although the reproductions in the publication are no match for the richness and presence of the actual prints, the book provides an effective platform to delve deep into the series, particularly as it pertains to the text and its relationship to the images.Ĭreated 1989-90, The Kitchen Table Series tells a domestic story of relationships between men and women, family and friends. My last encounter with the Kitchen Table Series was in 2014 at the Guggenheim Museum during the course of Weems’ 30 year retrospective. The hardcover book reproduces the entire series of 20 photographs and 14 text panels. The recent publication of Kitchen Table Series, provides a welcome opportunity to revisit the pioneering and iconic series by the artist Carrie Mae Weems. KITCHEN TABLE BLUES: Performance in the text of Carrie Mae Weems’ Kitchen Table Series Eve Sandler and the Kitchen Table Series of Carrie Mae Weems For more than one reason the article was remarkable. ![]() The article was written by artist and activist Eve Sandler. at 5: On Septemwe published an article on the iconic Kitchen Table Series of the American artist Carrie Mae Weems. ![]()
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