The silhouetted images in Kara Walker's artwork confront America's legacy of racial exploitation with unmistakable clarity. Whether depicting acts of psychosexual violence set against an antebellum plantation backdrop of hanging moss, or cleverly revealing the depth of hatred behind racial stereotypes, Walker's art uses history as its foil. This splendidly designed book presents the artist's work and writings with vivid detail, and offers a valuable introduction to Walker's compelling art.
- ISBN10 0941548341
- ISBN13 9780941548342
- Publish Date 1 February 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 4500
- Language English