Walker, Kara
Kara Walker: White Shadows in Blackface
- ISBN 13:
- 9781949172737
- author:
- Walker, Kara
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Karma
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 168
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 17 x 2.2 centimetres (0.5
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Kara Walker: White Shadows in Blackface by Robert Hobbs is a comprehensive analysis of the artist's work. Published for the first time in a new edition, this book features extended essays written by curator Robert Hobbs, who selected Kara Walker to represent the United States at the prestigious São Paulo Art Biennial in 2002. Hobbs' in-depth examination explores five key sources that inform Walker's art: blackface Americana, Harlequin romances, Julia Kristeva's concept of abjection, Stone Mountain's racist tourist attraction and the minstrel tradition. This analysis provides a nuanced understanding of Walker's provocative and imaginative representations of African Americans and whites. A leading art historian, Robert Hobbs brings his expertise to this new edition, shedding light on Kara Walker's remarkable career, which includes over 93 solo exhibitions and a major survey at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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