Kara Walker has first major survey in America

1 September, 2007

Artes Mundi 1 shortlisted artist Kara Walker has her first full-scale American Museum survey this year. It premiered at the at the Walker Art Center. Following two months in Paris, it is now back in the USA at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, until 3 Feb 2008 and ends its tour at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Entitled Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love, it features film animations and works from her signature black-paper silhouettes.