Carrie Mae Weems

Carrie Mae Weems is one of the most influential conceptual artists. Her artistic practice is mainly photographic and addresses the concepts of race and femininity.

The life, the main photographs and the unmissable exhibitions of the artist Carrie Mae Weems.

Carrie Mae Weems, a conceptual artist, examines and challenges perceptions of race and femininity in search of new models of life. Rooted in the specificity of her experience as a Black woman yet universal in its exploration of family relationships, cultural identity, power structures, and social hierarchy, her artistic practice is primarily photographic but also incorporates text, textiles, audio, installations, and video. 
Informed by storytelling, folklore traditions, and the observational methodologies of social sciences, her approach to image-making ranges from staged and serialized narratives to the appropriation and adaptation of archival and ethnographic imagery. Weems critically addresses photography’s complicity in perpetuating dehumanizing representations and the historical omission of Black women from institutions and art canons. 
Weems lives in Syracuse, New York, with her husband, Jeffrey Hoone. She is currently an Artist in Residence at Syracuse University. 

Le Gallerie d'Italia - Turin, from 17 April to 7 September 2025, presented the exhibition "Carrie Mae Weems: The Heart of the Matter", created in collaboration with Aperture, curated by Sarah Meister, former curator of the photography department at MoMA in New York.