For her landmark 2014 project, "A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby," Kara Walker appropriated the image of a mammy to create a monumental sphinx-like figure who "gains her power by upsetting expectations, one after the other." "It's very important to look back," said Walker. "Sometimes looking back leads to depression and stasis, which isn't good. But looking forward without any kind of deep, historical feeling of connectedness—it's no good either." Watch → https://a21.tv/WalkerSubtlety #Ar
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