FeatureBook Club
In Pictures | Kara Walker's private archive of works on paper published in new book
The publication is released ahead of an exhibition of the US artist's works at the Kunstmuseum Basel this summer
BlogDiary
Kara Walker’s fountain at Tate Modern takes centre stage in new FKA twigs video
NewsExhibitions
Kara Walker's secret archive to go on show at Kunstmuseum Basel this summer
Around 600 unseen drawings, collages, studies and writings will flood the museum's ground-floor galleries, providing a window into the American artist's work
BlogDiary
Still running: Kara Walker’s fountain will go back on show at Tate Modern post-lockdown
NewsKara Walker
Kara Walker’s celebrated Tate fountain—closed to the public early due to coronavirus—will be destroyed
The artist had previously said that she hoped “some aspect of it would have another life”
ReviewExhibitions
The Empire strikes back? Kara Walker's fountain makes a splash at Tate
US artist takes on British Empire’s legacy and the Transatlantic salve trade in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
PreviewExhibitions
Seven must-see shows during Frieze week
From Kara Walker's monumental Tate fountain to an immersive installation of animal sounds
BlogIn the frame
In homage: Kara Walker’s silhouette of Toni Morrison for The New Yorker
NewsAuctions
Fresh talent breathes life into slim £45m postwar and contemporary evening sale at Christie’s London
Records set for Tschabalala Self and Kara Walker as a new wave of works by contemporary artists come to auction
NewsKara Walker
Southern discomfort: Kara Walker to take over Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall this autumn
The Tate had previously purchased a large linoleum silhouette work by Walker in 1998
ArchiveExhibitions
North Carolina to stage first show on American South
'Southern Accent' combines art and music to showcase the impact of the American South on US culture
ArchiveWomen Artists
Images of female sexuality abound at Frieze New York as artists find new ways to challenge perceptions
Women doing it for (and to) themselves