Carrie Mae Weems Untitled (Man and Mirror) Plate

This plate features an image from Weems’s iconic Kitchen Table Series (1990). The series consists of 20 photographs and 14 text panels telling the fictional story of one woman’s life around the kitchen table.

Carrie Mae Weems is an American multi-media artist working in text, audio, instillation, video, textiles and most notably photography. She rose to prominence in the 1990s following her photographic project, The Kitchen Table Series that depicts a fictional drama with Weems as the lead. The series explores the constantly shifting roles of women as lover, mother, daughter, and friend, giving viewers an intimate look at a woman's interior life. Weems's work is steeped in Black history and often serves as contemporary discourse on topics such as familial relationships, cultural identity, systems of oppression, politics, and the consequences of power.

Featuring a detail Carrie Mae Weem'sUntitled (Man and mirror), 1990, this plate comes with a printed signature and edition details on verso, and custom artist box with printed signature. 

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Fine Bone China, 10.75 in. diameter
Dishwasher and microwave safe

Carrie Mae Weems
Untitled (Man and mirror), 1990
Gelatin silver print
14 3/8 × 14 3/8 in.
© Carrie Mae Weems
Courtesy of Carrie Mae Weems and Gladstone Gallery

*Edition of 500