I took a political stance early on, but I don't think my work is overtly political. I respond to events. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes early event overtly
There is something very strange and unsettling for me about making a work that doesn't fit with what's the norm or what's acceptable. There's something both liberating about it and challenging. I can imagine it doing more harm than good. Kara Walker acceptablechallengefit share on social
I knew I wanted to be an artist, but I didn't really know what it was I wanted to say. Kara Walker artistknowwant Change image and share on social
A lot of what I was wanting to do in my work and what I have been doing has been about the unexpected... that unexpected situation of wanting to be the heroine and yet wanting to kill the heroine at the same time. Kara Walker heroinekilllot share on social
In early 1993, when I was 12, I was separated from my family as the Sierra Leone civil war, which began two years earlier, came into my life. Ishmael Beah begincivilearly Change image and share on social
Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it. Fran Drescher concerteventfamous Change image and share on social
Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff. Randy Newman overtlypersonalstuff Change image and share on social