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Site-specific installation created for museum’s expansive, admission-free Roberts Family Gallery Kara Walker. Photographer: Ari Marcopoulos. Courtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) today announced that it has commissioned artist […]
SFMOMA announces major commission by artist Kara Walker Read Article
The Whitney Museum of American Art present ‘Inheritance’ an exhibition of nearly sixty artworks by forty-three leading artists that traces the profound impact of legacy across familial, historical, and aesthetic lines. John Edmonds, Tête d’Homme, 2018.
Whitney Museum reimagines collection in new exhibition exploring Inheritance Read Article
The Hammer Museum presents Kara Walker: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection. Kara Walker (b. 1969, Stockton, CA) has created a poignant body of work that addresses the very heart of human experience. Kara Walker, The Battle of
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Every historical narrative is a construction and an expression of a viewpoint on oneself and on others. History museums are no exception to this rule. Exhibiting a collection’s objects is akin to presenting the perception
An exhibition surveying the legacy of Black women in visual culture from fetishised, colonial-era caricatures to the work of over 20 contemporary artists who are reclaiming the rich complexity of Black womanhood including Sadie Barnette, Deana Lawson, Zanele Muholi,
Black Venus at the Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD), curated by Aindrea Emelife Read Article
Step into an immersive experience at the intersection of reality and fantasy worlds. ‘In the Black Fantastic’ shows seductive, exuberant and colourful works by eleven contemporary artists from the African Diaspora. Wangechi Mutu, The End of eating
‘In the Black Fantastic’ at Kunsthal, Netherlands Read Article
The Californian artist is still going strong after a prolific career Kara Walker will be honoured with the 2018 Contemporary Vision award on Oct 3rd 2018 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The award,
Kara Walker wins SFMOMA’s 2018 Contemporary vision award Read Article
