Kara Walker | Art21 | Preview from Season 2 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" (2003)

Kara Walker's work explores the raw intersection of race, gender, and sexuality through iconic, silhouetted figures. Walker unleashes the traditionally Victorian medium of the silhouette directly onto the walls of the gallery. In recent works, the Walker uses overhead projectors to throw light onto the walls and floor of the exhibition space, implicating the audience through their own shadows.

Kara Walker's is featured in the Season 2 episode "Stories" of the Art21 series "Art:21 -- Art in the Twenty-First Century".

Learn more about Kara Walker: http://www.art21.org/artists/kara-walker

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Thanks to the following volunteers for providing subtitles:

ENGLISH
Amy Vazquez
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HEBREW
Elinoar Almagor
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ITALIAN
Guiseppe Ricci
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SPANISH
Patricia Cedrés
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TURKISH
adeptgunes
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[TouchtheDarkness]

The power of envy.

Marvelous.

[anniesartdream]

I love your artwork.

[kubrettin sanane]

for a long time i was searching a theme to write a novel. and then when i saw her works i found lots of ideas. really inspiring, story-like, magnificent artworks.

[MizIron Box]

Awesome !

[Lori Lynette]

Kudos to Kara. Every culture has a very ugly chapters in their history. She captures the horror and beauty so well and balances it so smoothly. A true genius!!!!!

[ItzLik3That]

I was just searchin &feature=relmfu

[TaraIsANerd]

Very different, yet veryyyy creepy.

[uncutsquid]

Her "art" is shitty.

[MilitiaTiamat]

Silhouette artist Cindi Rose also does museum silhouettes like Kara Walker’s, but more whimsical :)

[SilhouettesByCindi]

America has produced Cindi Harwood Rose, another collectable fine art silhouettist like Kara Walker, beautiful women artists both! Please check out my video response and thank you! - Danielle D.

[beethovenqueen]

@hitherandyon Yes and Lotte Reiniger was the first person to EVER make a feature film -- and hers was animated! I haven't done a lot of research on Kara but I've done some and never hear her mention Lotte Reiniger: an incredible, prolific animation pioneer and woman who was directing her own films long before other women.

If Kara appreciates "roots" she should appreciate the roots of silhouette art/animation as well!

[mewbean]

She is fast becoming one of my favorite artist.