"I still think the social function of art is that kind of negative aesthetic. Otherwise there’s no social function for it."
"Negress Notes" (1996)
"Negress Notes," 1996
Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper, 10 1/4 x 7 inches
Collection Susan and Lewis Manilow
Courtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper, 10 1/4 x 7 inches
Collection Susan and Lewis Manilow
Courtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
"I have always been attracted to the lure, work that draws a viewer in through a kind of seductive offering: ‘Here’s something to look at. Stay a while.’"
- Kara Walker
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