Kara Walker: The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago (Hardcover)

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RARE and extremely desirable from an edition of just 1000 books. 1997. Kara Walker: The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago (Hardcover). MINT CONDITION with original wrapping and price tag. I purchased this incredible book from the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, Washington in 1997 and it has been stored in a climate controlled environment ever since. You will not find many, if any at all in this impeccable state.
“Walker's silhouette images and drawings confront America's legacy of racial exploitation with unflinching clarity. Depicting acts of psychosexual violence in the antebellum south and revealing the depth of hatred behind racial stereotypes, her art uses history as a foil to create unforgettable images born from our collectively repressed psyche. Based on one of Walker's working notebooks, this publication is a privileged glimpse into the artist's mind. The splendidly designed book expands exponentially beyond Walker's well-recognized aesthetic of silhouettes to include watercolor drawings, photocopies and the threatening violence of the inspired tirade clumsily rendered on an antiquated typewriter. The copious number of writings offer artist's statements, fictional sketches, psychotic rants, vignettes and poesy in a wonderfully convoluted and fragmentary collection of little events as complicated as our nations historical memory.”