Kara Walker

Slavery! Slavery! (with SIGNED foldout), 2001


Paperback book

8 1/4 × 10 3/4 in
21 × 27.3 cm
Hand-signed by artist

Regular price $2,250.00

Kara Walker's Slavery Slavery book with signed panoramic fold out (measuring 8 1/4 x 42 inches wide) featuring her well known cut out silhouettes.

Kara Walker has stated that “the silhouette says a lot with very little information, but that's also what the stereotype does.” Kara Walker is one of the most successful and widely known contemporary African American artists today; she is remarkable for her radical engagement with issues of race, gender, and sexuality and the media with which she pursues her studies. Though mainly celebrated for her provocative installations, composed of cut-paper silhouettes, Walker’s work in other media is equally strong and expands on the many powerful themes and questions of her practice