Gallery Tour of Kara Walker at Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
Tues, Oct 10, 2017
6:30–8 pm
Kara Walker, Detail of U.S.A. Idioms, 2017. Sumi ink and collage on paper 120 x 175 inches (304.8 x 444.5 cm), courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
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Sikkema Jenkins & Co. 530 West 22nd Street
Contemporaries and Contemporaries Patrons
Contemporaries are invited to Sikkema Jenkins & Co. gallery for a curatorial-led walkthrough of Kara Walker's exhibition, Sikkema Jenkins and Co. is Compelled to present The most Astounding and Important Painting show of the fall Art Show viewing season!
A reception will immediately follow the tour.
Kara Walker (b. 1969) is a New York-based artist whose work is represented in the Whitney's permanent collection. Walker was included in the Whitney's inaugural exhibition America Is Hard To See in 2015 and a solo museum show in 2007–08 entitled Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love.
Contemporaries and Contemporaries Patron members are invited to this event: The invitation is for two individuals per membership household. To RSVP, email contemporaries@whitney.org with your name and membership ID.
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