Bibliograph

Kara Walker, fons Americanus, edited by Clara Kim ; with contributions by Zadie Smith and Kara Walker

Type

Label

Kara Walker, fons Americanus, edited by Clara Kim ; with contributions by Zadie Smith and Kara Walker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kara Walker

Nature of contents

bibliographycatalogs

Oclc number

1138674021

Responsibility statement

edited by Clara Kim ; with contributions by Zadie Smith and Kara Walker

Sub title

fons Americanus

Summary

The works of New York-based artist Kara Walker (b. 1969) have been featured prominently in exhibitions around the world since the mid-1990s. Walker is renowned for her candid explorations of race, gender, sexuality and violence, from drawings, prints, murals, shadow puppets, cut-paper silhouettes, and projections to large-scale sculptural installations, often referencing the history of slavery and the antebellum American South. Now, Walker is creating the latest Hyundai Commission in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. Documenting the work's creation, this book includes images of the work in process as well as the final installation. Walker introduces a personal selection of archival images and artworks that have influenced her during the genesis of this work. Essays by curator Clara Kim and a specially commissioned piece by the celebrated writer Zadie Smith offer fresh and intriguing insights into Walker's life and career

Table Of Contents

Sponsor's foreword -- Foreword -- Kara Walker: What do we want history to do to us? / Zadie Smith -- Fons Americanus / Kara Walker -- An allegory of the Black Atlantic / Clara Kim -- Kara Walker: Fons Americanus

resource.variantTitle

Fons AmericanusHyundai Commission

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