Tag: Kara Walker

• Artist a Day Challenge No. 17: The Kara Walker Challenge

  Kara Walker’s art disturbs me.  The first time I experienced her work, I was in Arcana Books in Culver City and I found a catalog from one of her cut out shows (I think it was at the Walker Art Center).  I was drawn by the nostalgic look of the cutouts which on some cellular level tapped into fond memories.  Then…

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  February 17, 2015

  Art, Art in Los Angeles, black history, Contemporary Art

  art history, Contemporary Art, Kara Walker

• The Subversive Trickster: Kara Walker on Creating a Pretty Curse

  In anticipation of the Broad Museum’s opening in 2015, the museum is hosting a lecture series called the Un-Private Collection.  The sessions are designed to introduce the public to the Broad’s collection and the corresponding artists behind the works. The latest installment in the successful series featured a discussion with Kara Walker hosted by Director Ava…

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  October 13, 2014

  Art/Culture, Collecting, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Museums

  a Subtlety, Ana DuVerny, Kara Walker, The Broad Museum

• Weekly Rewind Vol. 1

  I’m trying something new.  Here’s my Friday round up of my absolute favorite posts from last week in Fashion, Music, Art, and Food.  All posts are inspired by Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.  So let’s jump in! 1.  Kara Walker-Indypendant Article   The Kara Walker Domino Sugar Factory exhibit has closed, and I have to say I had mixed feelings about this particular…

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  July 11, 2014

  Art/Culture, Collecting, Contemporary Art, Design, Fashion, Food, Museums, Music, Photography, Pop Art/Culture, Style, Uncategorized

  “Women Are Heroes”, Brooklyn, Caroline Issa, Dior, Domino Sugar Factory, downloads, Indypendant, Instagram, iTunes, JR, Kara Walker, The Decoders