Helmut Lang and US artist Carrie Mae Weems team up for T-shirt collection
Label’s latest Art Series T-shirts and posters feature series of striking daily photographs taken by the African-American while at her kitchen table
This time around, the label has turned to American artist Carrie Mae Weems for inspiration and a new collaborative offering.
From 1989 to 1990, Weems began the daily ritual of photographing herself at her kitchen table, depicting her story as a woman through the conduit of its featured cast: her daughter friends, lover
Using pieces from Weems’ Kitchen Table series, Helmut Lang has produced a new line of T-shirts and posters – the Helmut Lang’s Artist Series: Carrie Mae Weems collection.
Helmut Lang’s official statement says Weems is the “first African-American woman to receive a Guggenheim retrospective, with around 50 solo exhibitions to her name” and has a career spanning more than three decades.
“From 1989 to 1990, Weems began the daily ritual of photographing herself at her kitchen table, depicting her story as a woman through the conduit of its featured cast: her daughter friends, lover.”
“The series became a benchmark for female artists owning their representation.”