A legend comes to London

Carrie Mae Weems (*1953) achieved her artistic breakthrough in the early 1980s: the multimedia artist is best known for her photographic series in which she addresses racism, sexism, family relationships and the functions and consequences of political power. Now works by the famous American artist can be seen for the first time in a major exhibition in Great Britain. Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for Now is a show at the Barbican Centre in London, presenting both what is arguably her best-known series of photographs, The Kitchen Table (1990), and new film installations such as The Shape of Things (2021). Visitors can dive deep into the artist's long and varied career from June 22 to September 3.

Numerous renowned museums have already dedicated major solo exhibitions to Weems, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Weems' artworks can be found in many public and private collections from around the world. In addition to photographs, videos and installations, she also creates textile art and sound recordings. Weems has received quite a few awards for her work, including the 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, also called the Genius Award, and the 2022 Bernd and Hilla Becher Prize.