Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable, 1997. Bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper. 9.5 × 8 × 0.75 inches. Courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co. © Kara Walker
Join us for the opening of Narrative Obsession in the Post-Colonial Psyche on Thursday, May 16 from 6-8pm (RSVP). On view through July 13 at The 8th Floor, the exhibition will explore post-colonialism from the perspective of 12 artists addressing the harmful global histories and present-day legacies of imperial subjugation. The featured artists are Firelei Báez, Gerard & Kelly, Brian Jungen, Hew Locke, Joiri Minaya, Frida Orupabo, Keith Piper, Umar Rashid, Yinka Shonibare CBE, Elisa Sighicelli, and Kara Walker.
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Image description: A bound book open to pages depicting black silhouetted figures, meant to be Civil War–era slaves, on pop-up paper, with story text in the upper left and right corners on racism and gender discrimination.