Tag: Kara Walker

  • Entangled Pasts, 1768–now: Art, Colonialism and Change

    The Royal Academy, founded at the height of the British empire, brings together more than 100 historical and contemporary works – from JMW Turner to Yinka Shonibare – in an attempt to redress its colonialist past

  • The American Dream: Pop to the Present

    This exhibition pops and sparks, but ultimately goes out with a disappointing fizzle, leaving us to wonder what happened to the American dream

  • When silence falls

    This is a group exhibition of work by contemporary artists exploring humanitarian crimes. It presents us with alternative perspectives on history, including those of minority groups or people with little power, and the exhibition is an example of how the…

  • Glenn Ligon: interview

    Glenn Ligon, who was born in 1960, is famed for his thought-provoking works, which combine text, silkscreen painting, neon and video, and explore themes of identity, racism, sexuality and civil rights. Ligon spoke to Studio International before the opening of…

  • Meschac Gaba: Exchange Market

    Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York 26 April – 7 June 2014

  • Frieze New York 2014

    Randall’s Island, New York 9-12 May 2014

  • The Life and Death of Marina Abramović

    Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street, New York 12-21 December 2013

  • Kara Walker: interview

    At the opening of Kara Walker’s first UK exhibition, we spoke to her about her work, which is a dark and, at times, sinister, exploration of race, gender, sexuality and violence in American history and society. Best known for her…

  • Kara Walker’s Silhouettes

    The Art Institute of Chicago has inaugurated a newly commissioned installation, Rise Up Ye Mighty Race!, made by American artist Kara Walker, who is known for her use of simple black cut-paper silhouettes to explore provocative themes. With her shadowy…

  • Rediscovering the Silver Age of Russian Art

    Mir Iskusstva: Russia’s Age of Elegance Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey 25 February-11 June 2006 While the recent, ambitious ‘RUSSIA!’ show at the Guggenheim Museum in New York was a bit thin on the artists associated with the Ballets…