Kara Walker Catalogue
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Kara Walker
Selected Articles
"Voice Choices,"  The Village Voice,  May 2, 1995.
Freyberger, H.C.  "The Drawing Center,"  [In Japanese] Rokugatsu No Kaze 128,  January, 1995.
Locke, Donald.  "A Room With A View, A Through Nexus' Art Garden,"  Creative Loafing, Atlanta’s Free Weekly,  Vol. 24, No. 2, June 3, 1995.
PCN,  July-August, 1995.
Camhi, Leslie.  "Cutting Up,"  Village Voice,  April 9, 1996.
Doran, Anne.  "Kara Walker: A Dissection From The Bowels To The Bosom,"  Grand Street,  Issue 58, 1996.
Forman, Debbie.  "New Histories At ICA, A Novel Approach,"  Cape Cod Times,  November 23, 1996.
Golden, Thelma.  "Oral Mores: A Postbellum Shadow Play,"  Art Forum,  September, 1996.
Haye, Christian.  "Strange Fruit,"  Frieze,  Issue 30, September/October, 1996.
Hill, Shawn.  "ICA Exhibit Makes Controversial ‘Histories’,"  The Weekly Tab,  November 5-11, 1996.
Hill, Shawn.  "Messages From The Margins, New Histories At The ICA,"  Bay Windows,  December 19, 1996.
Levin, Kim.  "Art Short List-Kara Walker,"  Voice Choices - The Village Voice,  March 13-19, 1996.
Pedersen, Victoria.  "Gallery Go 'Round,"  Paper Guide,  April 4, 1996.
"Seven Up, Critical Edge,"  Art & Auction,  1996.
Temin, Christine.  "ICA Creates ‘New Histories’ With Global Perspective,"  The Boston Globe,  November, 1996.
Turner, Elisa.  "Double-Bill At The Bass Bites With Wit, Insight,"  The Miami Herald,  Saturday, December 21, 1996.
Byrd, Cathy.  "Taboo,"  Art Papers,  November/December, 1996. p. 36. 
Bonetti, David.  "Strong Work From an African American, and an African,"  San Francisco Examiner,  February 19, 1997.
Chalam, Anitha.  "Messages Pervade Art Exhibit,"  The Michigan Daily,  January 28, 1997.
Dalton, Karen C.C.; Harris, Michael D.; Sims, Lowery,  "The Past Is Prologue But Is Parody And Pastiche Progress?,"  The International Review of African American Art,  Vol. 14; No. 3, 1997.
"Extreme Times Call For Extreme Heroes,"  The International Review Of African American Art,  Vol. 14, No. 3, 1997.
Fox, Catherine.  "Genius At Work,"  The Atlanta Journal -Constitution,  July 6, 1997.
Glueck, Grace.  "An Unconventional Publisher With An Appetite For The Comic And Quirky,"  The New York Times,  March 28, 1997.
Josslin, Victoria.  "Cutting Through Stereotypes,"  Seattle Post-Intelligencer,  September 15, 1997.
Rich, B. Ruby.  "Return Of The Repressed,"  San Francisco Bay Guardian,  February 26, 1997.
Sendler, Emily.  "Three Artists, Countless Ideas In ‘Handmade Tale’,"  The Ann Arbor News,  January 18, 1997.
"21 For The 21st,"  Ms.,  September-October, 1997.
Unger, Miles.  "New Histories, The Institute Of Contemporary Art, Boston,"  Flash Art,  January-February, 1997.
Updike, Robin.  "Shades of Meaning,"  Seattle Times,  September 12, 1997.
Updike, Robin.  "Visual Arts,"  Seattle Times Guide to Fall Arts,  September 9, 1997.
Wagner, Venise.  "For This Artist, the Joke’s on All of Us,"  San Francisco Examiner,  February 16, 1997.
Alvarez, Adriana.  "Most Peculiar, Mama,"  Revolver,  June 22, 1998.
Cullum, Jerry.  "Stereotype This!,"  Art Papers,  November/December, 1998.
Daniel, Jeff.  "Black-and-White are Tinted with Gray,"  St. Louis Post Dispatch,  April 26, 1998.
Jones, Ronald.  "Crimson Herring,"  Artforum,  Summer, 1998.
Perree, Rob.  "Postcards from Black America,"  Con Rumore. Amsterdam,  1998.
Parr, Debra Riley.  "Stepping Out, Forum for Contemporary Art,"  The Riverfront Times,  April 29-May 5, 1998.
Smee, Sebastian.  "The Whole World is Wild Heart and Weird on Top,"  The Sydney Morning Herald,  May 22-28, 1998.
Wettengl, Kurt.  "Das Gedächtnis der Kunst: History and Memory in Comtemporary Art,"  Historisches Museum Frankfurt a. M,  1999. pp. 190-193. 
Daniel, Mike.  "Dividing Lines,"  The Dallas Morning News,  January 8, 1999.
Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter.  "Reframing a Black Experience,"  Los Angeles Times,  October 31, 1999. pp. 59-60. 
Frankel, David.  "Kara Walker,"  Artforum,  April, 1999. p. 122. 
"Kara Walker,"  New York Magazine,  December 20-27, 1999. p. 195. 
Massey Helber, Annabelle.  "Paper Views,"  The Met. Dallas, Texas,  January 27–February 3, 1999.
Newkirk, Pamela.  "Pride or Prejudice?,"  ARTnews,  March, 1999.
"Out of Africa,"  The New York Times Magazine , Artist's page,  1999. pp. 90-91. 
Potter, Chris.  "Far Away, So Close: The Carnegie International explores boundaries in a complicated world,"  Pittsburgh City Paper,  November 3–November 10, 1999. pp.18-23. 
Slesin, Suzanne.  "High and Mighty-The Provocative art of Peter and Eileen Norton,"  House and Garden,  March, 1999.
Tate, Greg.  "In Praise of Shadow Boxers: The Crisis of Originality and Authority in African-American Visual Art vs. The Wu-Tang Clan,"  Other Narratives. Contemporary Arts Museum: Houston, Texas,  1999. pp. 39-44. 
"Walker Skirmish,"  Art on Paper,  vol. 4, no. 2, November-December, 1999. pp. 22-23. 
Abouseda, Barbara.  "Rumeurs: Kara Walker,"  La Clef,  April, 2000.
Basting, Barbara.  "Die eigene Geschichte nicht verbergen,"  Die Wochenzeitung,  March 30, 2000.
Buskirk, Martha.  "Planning for Impermanence,"  Art in America,  April, 2000. pp. 113-119, 167. 
Chauvy, Laurence.  "William Kentridge et Kara Walket, entre scène, satire et vidéo,"  Le Temps,  March 21, 2000.
Dubois Shaw, Gwendolyn.  "Final Cut,"  Parkett #60,  2000. pp. 129-133. 
Janus, Elizabeth.  "As American as Apple Pie,"  Parkett #60,  2000. pp. 130-141. 
Herzog, Samuel.  "Was ich auch tue, es wird immer politisch sein,"  Kunst Bulletin,  May, 2000.
Jaunin, Francoise.  "Esclavagisme en noir et blanc,"  Journal 24 Heures,  April 3, 2000.
Leffingwell, Edward.  "Carnegie Ramble,"  Art in America,  March, 2000. pp. 86-93, 142. 
Phillips, Christopher.  "Report from Istanbul: Band of Outsiders,"  Art in America,  April, 2000. pp. 70-75. 
Potter, Chris.  "The Carnegie Internationnal explores boundaries in a complicated world,"  Pittsburgs City Paper,  2000. pp. 1-11. 
Siegel, Katy.  "1999 Carnegie International,"  Art Forum,  2000. pp. 105-106. 
Talty, Stephan.  "Spooked. The white slave narratives,"  Transition, V10N1,  Issue 8, 2000.
Vettese, Angela.  "Scenari ambigui di rara xenofobia,"  24 Ore, Milano. Milano, Italy,  March 13, 2000.
Walker, Hamza.  "Nigger Lover or Will There Be Any Black People in Utopia?,"  Parkett #60,  2000. pp. 152-160. 
Walker, Hamza.  "Kara Walker: Cut it Out,"  Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art,  No. 11/12, Fall/Winter, 2000.
Whaler, Marc-Olivier.  "Le ‘BAC’ crée une synergie sans précédent,"  Le Journal des Arts,  March 17-30, 2000.
Vogel, Carol.  "Artist is Chosen,"  The New York Times,  December 28, 2001.
"Performance for the Planet,"  (About) Arts International,  Fall, 2001. pp. 8-10. 
Mendelsohn, Meredith.  "Kara Walker,"  Tema Celeste,  November–December, 2001. p. 79. 
Moore, Alan.  "Broken Love,"  artnet.com,  October 4, 2001.
Ackermann, Marion and Helmut, Friedel editors,  "Schatten Risse Silhouetten Und Cutouts,"  February, 2001.
Brüderlin, Markus.  "Kara Walker’s art dances up, seductive in the sweet guise of Victoria silhouettes,"  Foundation Beyeler,  Ornament and Abstraction, June, 2001. pp. 174-175. 
Herzog, Samuel.  "Die schwarze Seele wird von der Moderne verbraucht,"  Basler Zeitung,  June 9-10, 2001.
Steinberg, Claudia.  "Scharfe Schnitte,"  Deutsch Vogue,  April, 2001. pp. 230- 234, 314, 316. 
Stevens, Mark.  "Critic’s Eye: Kara Walker,"  New York, Fall Preview Special,  September 10, 2001. p. 92. 
Moura, Rodrigo and Carla Zaccagnini.  "São Paulo Biennial,"  ArtNexus,  Vol. 4, No. 46, 2002. pp. 30-33. 
Vahland, Kia.  "Kara Walker,"  Art das Kunstmagazin,  no. 5, May, 2002. pp. 2-39. 
Perrée, Rob.  "Kara Walker: Gehaat en Bemind,"  Kunstbeeld,  no. 9, 2002. p. 6-9. 
Ewing, John.  "Reflecting on Movement in Contemporary Art,"  ArtL!es,  Summer, 2002. pp. 13-15. 
Smith, Roberta.  "At the Guggenheim, Selected Short Subjects,"  The New York Times,  Friday, July 19, 2002. p. 35. 
Juxtapoz,  July-August, 2002. p. 44. 
Louiss, Ange.  "Étendard Walker,"  Artactuel,  May-June, 2002. pp. 72-73. 
Green, Roger.  "Walker’s Art Elicits Passionate, Mixed Response,"  Ann Arbor News. Ann Arbor, Michigan,  March 23, 2002.
"O Sucesso da arte politicamente incorreta,"  O Estado de Sao Paulo,  April 1, 2002.
New Art Examiner,  April, 2002.
"In The Arts,"  Portland Press Herald,  March 17, 2002.
"Kara Walker To Represent The U.S. At The 2002 São Paulo Bienal,"  Antiques & The Arts Weekly,  March 8, 2002.
"Kara Walker,"  Tema Celeste, News & Around,  Issue 91, 2002. p. 120. 
Celant, Germano.  "Kara Walker: ombre altre,"  Interni,  February, 2002. pp. 162-167. 
Eagly, Ursula.  "Artist’s Portfolio, Kara Walker,"  Performance for the Planet,  Spring, 2002. pp. 68-77 & cover. 
Fioravante, Celso.  "International Exhibitions,"  Artforum.com,  March, 2002.
Nabakowski, Gislind.  "Kara Walker: Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin,"  Art Press 283,  October, 2002. pp. 78-9. 
Subotnick, Ali.  "Kara Walker,"  Make,  Special Edition 92, 2002. pp. 25-27. 
Viahland, Kia.  "Die im Dunklen sieht man doch: zu Besuch im Schattenreich,"  Art,  May, 2002. p. 32-39. 
Cheng, Scarlet.  "California Grrrls,"  Los Angeles Times. calanderlive.com,  September 29, 2002.
Berger, Maurice.  "Occasional Paper of The Vera List Center for Art and Politics,"  New School University Art Collection,  Fall, 2003.
"WCMAmail,"  Williams College Museum of Art newsletter,  Summer/Fall, 2003.
Auricchio, Laura.  "New York, New York,"  Art Papers,  Nov/Dec, 2003. p. 48. 
MacAdam, Barbara.  "Kara Walker’s Contradictions,"  Columbia Magazine,  Fall, 2003. pp. 56-7. 
Crowd (ISBN 0-971333-48-1-1),  Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring/Summer, 2003.
Kinsella, Eileen.  "The Rise of African American Art,"  ARTnews,  September, 2003. pp. 118-123. 
Malone, Hermione.  "Many young artists are facing the issue of race…head on,"  Monday, July 14, 2003.
Flavorpill,  Issue 160, July 1-7, 2003.
Golden, Thelma.  "Cast No Shadow,"  ArtReview,  May, 2003. pp. 44-49. 
Ceceri, Kathryn.  "Courting Controversy,"  The Post-Star,  Glenn Falls, New York, Thursday, January 16, 2003. p. 2. 
Cahill, Timothy.  "Dark Shadows,"  Times Union,  Albany, New York, Friday, January 17, 2003. pp. D1, D3. 
Kimmelman, Michael.  "The Convention of Beastly Beauty,"  The New York Times,  August 6, 2004. p.31. 
Berwick, Carly.  "Grotesqueries,"  NYU Alumni Magazine,  Issue 2, Spring, 2004. pp. 46-49. 
Arango, Jorge.  "Our Past in Black and White: Artist Kara Walker’s take on Our History,"  Essence,  February, 2004. p. 108. 
Gopnik, Blake.  "Kara Walker Wins Smithsonian Artist Award,"  The Washington Post,  Thursday, April 15, 2004. p. C5. 
Stewart, Rhonda.  "Still Here: Artist Kara Walker in Black and White,"  The Crisis Magazine,  January-Feburary, 2004. pp. 49-51. 
Knight, Christopher.  "A South Disney Didn’t Dream Of,"  Los Angeles Times,  September 12, 2005.
Athey, Ron.  "Kara E. Walker’s Song of the South,"  LA Weekly Calendar,  September 2 - 8, 2005.
"La Vendetta Della Silhouette,"  Arte,  November, 2005.
"Political Persuasion,"  Art on Paper,  November-December, 2005. p.69. 
Leffingwell, Edward.  "Kara Walker at the Metropolitan Museum and Sikkema Jenkins,"  Art in America,  November, 2006. p. 202. 
Da Costa, Valerie.  "Kara Walker,"  Artpress,  no. 325, August, 2006.
Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua.  "Secrets and Ties: New York City’s Dirty Little “Legacies” Exposed,"  Metro,  June 26, 2006.
Perree, Rob.  "Forward Drive,"  Kunstbeeld.nl,  June, 2006.
Kinnon, Joy Bennett.  "Travel Guide: What’s Happening Where!,"  Ebony,  June, 2006.
Kinon, Cristina.  "The Living is Easy: Summer,"  Gotham Magazine,  Summer, 2006.
Bischoff, Dan.  "Arts Notes,"  The Star Ledger,  June 14, 2006.
Winship, Frederick M..  "Contemporary Artists Depict Residues of Slavery,"  United Press International,  June 16, 2006.
ABN,  "Exhibit Shows Slavery’s Cultural Impact,"  Art Business News,  May 1, 2006.
"Artists Reflect on Slavery at N-YHS,"  artnet.com,  March 17, 2006.
Patrick, David.  "New York to Chicago…,"  Columbia’s New York Social Diary,  July 6, 2006.
Bernard, Audrey J.  "Kickin’ It: Exquisite Show Deals with How Racially Based Slavery Has Shaped Our Society,"  The New York Beacon,  July 6–12, 2006.
"Remembering Slavery,"  The Miami Herald,  June 25, 2006.
Parks, John A.  "The Dark Black Outline,"  Drawing,  Summer, 2006. pp. 120-127. 
D’Arcy, David.  "The Eyes of the Storm,"  Modern Painters,  April, 2006.
Kerr, Merrily.  "Force Majeure,"  Time Out New York,  April 20-26, 2006. p. 77. 
Saltz, Jerry.  "Queen of Night,"  The Village Voice,  March 23, 2006.
Berwick, Carly.  "Kara Walker’s Troubling Silhouettes Bear Black-White Allusions,"  Bloomberg.com,  March 22, 2006.
"Goings On About Town,"  The New Yorker,  April 3, 2006.
Sicha, Choire.  "Sillman, Hesse, Walker; How ‘Bout Utah for Some Art?,"  The New York Observer,  March 6, 2006.
Rubin, Anahi.  "Reflexiones para despues del diluvio,"  Tiempos Del Mundo,  April 13, 2006. p. 26. 
Murray, Soroya, and Murray, Derek Conrad,  "Uneasy Bedfellows: Canonical Art Theory and the Politics of Identity,"  ArtJournal,  Spring, 2006.
Gavin, Francesca.  "Moving Drawings at London's Parasol Unit,"  BBC Collective,  March 8, 2007.
"The Long Shadows of Slavery,"  Art in America,  October, 2007. cover. 
Als, Hilton.  "The Shadow Act,"  The New Yorker,  October 8, 2007. p. 70. 
Kappert, Ines.  "Emanzipation mit der Muttermilch,"  taz.de,  May 11, 2007.
Rosenberg, Karen.  "Darkness and Light,"  New York Magazine,  September 3-10, 2007. pp. 112-13. 
Kruger, Barbara.  "The Time 100: The Most Influential People in the World: Kara Walker,"  Time Magazine,  May 2, 2007.
Harvey, Matthea.  "Kara Walker,"  Bomb Magazine no. 100,  Summer, 2007. pp. 74-82. 
Fineman, Mia.  "The Anti-Oprah: The Violent, Abject, Sometimes Disconcertingly Tender Art of Kara Walker,"  Slate.com,  November 7, 2007.
Robinson, Betsy.  "Kara Walker: Staring down the Shadow,"  Spirituality & Health,  January-February, 2008.
Le Mieux-Ruibal, Bruno.  "Puppet Master of Race,"  Lapiz (Revista Internacional de Arte),  239, March, 2008.
George, Lynell.  "Kara Walker: Art that cuts deeply,"  LA Times,  March 9, 2008.
Powerhouse Magazine (‘Gotta Have It'),  Issue 4, 2008.
Hardy, Ernest.  "My Negress, My Conundrum, My Enigma,"  Flaunt,  issue 92, 2008. p. 96. 
Dawson, Jessica.  "Standing in the Shadow of the Silhouette Figure,"  The Washington Post,  June 20, 2008.
Storr, Robert.  "Art and Text,"  Frieze,  June-August, 2008. p. 19. 
Walker, Kara.  "The Seasons: Summer,"  The New York Times,  June 20, 2008. p. A21. 
Arte y Parte (Revista de Arte),  no. 75, June-July, 2008. pp. 48-59. 
Cotter, Holland.  "The Topic Is Race; the Art Is Fearless,"  New York Times,  March 30, 2008.
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