Kara Walker: A Black Hole is Everything a Star Longs to be
Kara Walker (b. 1969) presents hundreds of drawings from her studio together with brand-new works in her first extensive solo exhibition in Switzerland at the Kunstmuseum Basel
Revealing her personal archive that she has closely guarded for the past twenty seven years, Kara Walker (b. 1969) presents hundreds of drawings from her studio alongside brand-new works by the world-famous American artist.
Walker is one of the most prolific artists working in America today. Provocative and obscene but aesthetically appealing scenes bring racism, gender, sexuality, and violence into focus. Covering American history from slavery to Barack Obama’s presidency, Walker has no patience for political correctness and does not propose a conciliatory view of the past, instead prodding the viewer to question established narratives and entrenched myths.
*An exhibition by Kunstmuseum Basel in collaboration with Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt and De Pont Museum, Tilburg*
OPENING TIMES:
Tue 10am – 6pm
Wed 10am – 8pm
Thu – Sun 10am – 6pm
ART BASEL:
Mon – Sun 9am – 6pm
Thu 10am – 6 pm
CLOSING DAYS:
Mon
ADMISSION:
Ticket
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