KARA WALKER
American painter.
Kara Walker's latest show, "The Ecstasy of St. Kara," highlights connections between religion, slavery, martyrdom, and the use of lethal force by police, which has inspired protests nationwide.
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Burning African Village Play Set with Big House and Lynching, 2006
Painted laser cut steel
22 parts, dimensions variable
Images courtesy of Sikkema Jenkin & Co.,
New York.