Kara Walker exhibit at the Whitney museum.

[Faust]

I think I may check it out. If it's good for Ann, it's good for me.</p>

http://www.whitney.org/www/exhibitio...ker/index.html</p>

[xadam]

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[quote user="Faust"]

I think I may check it out. If it's good for Ann, it's good for me.</p>

http://www.whitney.org/www/exhibitio...ker/index.html</p>

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Kara Walker has incredible reference points in her art, and her work is pretty brave, but the aesthetic doesn't resonate with me. I felt like her messages weren't done justice by the images. But, it's certainly worth seeing.
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What's the Ann connection?</p>

[zamb]

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[quote user="xadam"][quote user="Faust"]

I think I may check it out. If it's good for Ann, it's good for me.</p>

http://www.whitney.org/www/exhibitio...ker/index.html</p>

[/quote]</p>

Kara Walker has incredible reference points in her art, and her work is pretty brave, but the aesthetic doesn't resonate with me. I felt like her messages weren't done justice by the images. But, it's certainly worth seeing.
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What's the Ann connection?</p>

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Forget the Ann Connection, she is an amazing Artist, by her own merits, I am going later this month when my Fiance gets here...............</p>

[Faust]

Re: Kara Walker exhibit at the Whitney museum.

Xadam, Ann incorporated her prints in the current collection.

[darkanimal]

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I've seen her stuff at the Guggenheim years ago. Damn, seeing all this new photos makes me want a Kara-like tattoo.

[casem]

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I checked out the exhibit a few weeks ago. Her mixture of the sort of polite/delicate medium of paper cutting with loaded iconically racist imagery and vulgar actions being played out by the characters creates an uneasy feeling and sends a complicated message, which I think is the point. I wanted one of those Ann shirts, but $200 for a tee is too much! Nobody seems to have them left in size S anyway.

[laika]

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[quote user="zamb"][quote user="xadam"][quote user="Faust"]

I think I may check it out. If it's good for Ann, it's good for me.</p>

http://www.whitney.org/www/exhibitio...ker/index.html</p>

[/quote]</p>

Kara Walker has incredible reference points in her art, and her work is pretty brave, but the aesthetic doesn't resonate with me. I felt like her messages weren't done justice by the images. But, it's certainly worth seeing.
</p>

What's the Ann connection?</p>

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Forget the Ann Connection, she is an amazing Artist, by her own merits, I am going later this month when my Fiance gets here...............</p>

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Agree with Zam completely. [64] </p>

That reminds me though, has anyone noticed what the actual images are on the Ann pieces? I've been wondering this since I saw the runway show...[72]</p>

[Faust]

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They are definitely not the slavery imagery type, more like something for children's books illustration, but they are definitely KW.

[zamb]

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[quote user="Faust"]They are definitely not the slavery imagery type, more like something for children's books illustration, but they are definitely KW.
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Slavery? no Slavery? we are all slaves to somebody or something, if its even ourselves.............. </p>

Lady Z will be in town next tuesday for two weeks so i will be going later in the week, probably next sunday.......................</p>

[skot4mc]

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thanks for the link Faust.

Wish I could go...!!!
Just bought another Kara Walker book actually. Trying to get through a few of the essays, they really take awhile to comprehend.

Would love to hear your thoughts on the exhibition zamb.

[jowaha]

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This was a wonderfully comprehensive exhibit of Kara Walker's work, including several media that I've never seen her work in before. There was a smaller exhibit of her work at the Met a while back, but I'd argue that the Whitney's exhibit probes her message(s) a lot deeper. It's definitely a must see if you're in the NYC area.