Kara Walker

CULTURE ZOHN: Two Artists Transform Anger Into Things of Beauty

Patricia Zohn | Posted 02.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Shirin Neshat, Kara Walker, Walker Art Center, P.S. 1, Black History Month, Whitney Museum, Hammer Museum, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2008-02-29-crop.jpg Through the use of striking imagery, African-American artist Kara Walker provokes thought about the history of blacks, and particularly the history of black women in the United States.

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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song at Von Lintel Gallery: Examines Cultural Issues

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.07.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Black Panthers, Kara Walker, Melvin Van Peebles, Renee Cox, Entertainment News
Marcia G. Yerman

The co-opting of "minority cultures" and "outsider" groups is an entrenched element of the American pop culture machine.

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The Fascination Index

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 12.17.2007 | Living

Read More: Kara Walker, Christmas, Gift Ideas, Christmas Shopping, Preparing for the Holiday Season, Living News
Pamela Redmond Satran

There are lots of stores, let's face it, that you want to visit only once and then forget they ever existed. The pop-up store - here today, vanished tomorrow - fills that need.

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Power Art: Auction Week in New York

Peter Clothier | Posted 11.14.2007 | Living

Read More: Martin Puryear, MOMA, Ross Bleckner, Art Auctions, New York Auctions, Kara Walker, Whitney, Larry Gagosian, Georg Baselitz, Living News
Peter Clothier

Size does not necessarily make a painting powerful, nor does the imposing gallery space necessarily assure the quality of the art on its walls.

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