{"id":4183,"date":"2021-09-08T18:14:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T23:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/arts\/?p=4183"},"modified":"2021-09-09T11:30:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T16:30:56","slug":"kara-walker-cut-to-the-quick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/arts\/kara-walker-cut-to-the-quick\/","title":{"rendered":"Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"652\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C6RRuw-yWOQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you know anything about Kara Walker, it\u2019s likely that she creates intricate silhouettes, some large enough to fill rooms. At first glance, her work may seem playful, quaint event. Closer inspection reveals graphic depictions of the violence and abuse that are part of the legacy of slavery, racism and colonialism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKara Walker: Cut to the Quick from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation,\u201d includes more than 80 pieces created between 1994 and 2019 and features prints, sculptures, etchings and even film. The show is on view at the Frist Art Museum through Oct. 10, 2021, and was co-curated by Susan Edwards, the museum\u2019s executive director and CEO, and poet Ciona Rouse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs I looked at the work, I felt there was so much depth and intergenerational inherited trauma,\u201d Edwards said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum has taken several steps to ensure the comfort of attendees, including references to discussions and resources throughout the exhibition and incorporating a quiet space for reflection midway through the show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teaming up with Rouse was another way to help people work through their responses to the often provocative pieces. \u201cI think with poetry, it\u2019s where the living and the dead come together,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cI was looking for a poet and Ciona was doing another program for us and just moved me\u2026 I really needed to see the work through her eyes.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it happens, Rouse\u2019s previous in-person experience with Walker\u2019s work came via the Frist Art Museum and the \u201c30 Americans\u201d show of 2013-2014. To prepare for her part in \u201cCut to the Quick,\u201d Rouse immersed herself not only into Walker\u2019s work, but also her \u201cobsessions\u201d and even the music Walker listened to in her studio while she created specific pieces. \u201cA lot of the questions of identity and race were already in my work,\u201d Rouse said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The poems Rouse wrote in response to \u201cCut to the Quick\u201d can be read on panels in the gallery or heard via recordings on the museum\u2019s website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about \u201cKara Walker: Cut to the Quick,\u201d visit <a href=\"https:\/\/fristartmuseum.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fristartmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fristartmuseum.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li 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