I've seen people glaze over when they're confronted with racism, and there's nothing more, you know, damning and demeaning to having any kind of ideology than people just walking the walk and saying what they're supposed to say and nodding, and nobody feels anything. Kara Walker confrontdamndemean share on social
I have no interest in making a work that doesn't elicit a feeling. Kara Walker elicitfeltinterest Change image and share on social
I don't know how much I believe in redemptive stories, even though people want them and strive for them. Kara Walker peopleredemptivestory Change image and share on social
The promise of any artwork is that it can hold us - viewer and maker - in a conflicted or contestable space, without real-world injury or loss. Kara Walker artworkconflictcontestable Change image and share on social
The illusion is that most of my work is simply about past events: a point in history and nothing else. Kara Walker eventhistoryillusion Change image and share on social
I trust my hand. If I go into a space with a roll of paper, I can make a work, some kind of work, and feel pretty satisfied. Kara Walker feelhandkind Change image and share on social
I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film. Kara Walker blackfilmhistorical Change image and share on social
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 really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels. Kara Walker gesturehistoricalillustration Change image and share on social
I'm fascinated with the stories that we tell. Real histories become fantasies and fairy tales, morality tales and fables. There's something interesting and funny and perverse about the way fairytale sometimes passes for history, for truth. Kara Walker fablefairyfairytale share on social
