The illusion is that most of my work is simply about past events: a point in history and nothing else. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes event history illusion
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
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared. Henri Nouwen basedefendillusion 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