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Kara Walker and Jason Moran discuss their friendship, collaboration, and the significance of activating Walker’s temporary memorial to the institution of slavery on the National Mall. The Katastwóf Karavan is a sculptural work of art with a steam calliope, a musical instrument used on steamboats and in carnivals in the 19th century. Kara Walker housed this calliope in a steel-wrapped wagon featuring her signature silhouettes, a style popular in portraiture of the same era. Walker upends this tradition by using silhouettes to represent the violence of slavery. Musician and artist Jason Moran composed music for the calliope and plays it live during special performances.
This conversation was held as part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series.
The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series provides a forum for distinguished artists to discuss the genesis and evolution of their work in their own words. Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and the late Honorable Carl Spielvogel generously endowed this series to make such conversations available to the public.
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Kara Walker and Jason Moran discuss their friendship, collaboration, and the significance of activating Walker’s temporary memorial to the institution of slavery on the National Mall. The Katastwóf Karavan is a sculptural work of art with a steam calliope, a musical instrument used on steamboats and in carnivals in the 19th century. Kara Walker housed this calliope in a steel-wrapped wagon featuring her signature silhouettes, a style popular in portraiture of the same era. Walker upends this tradition by using silhouettes to represent the violence of slavery. Musician and artist Jason Moran composed music for the calliope and plays it live during special performances.
This conversation was held as part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series.
The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series provides a forum for distinguished artists to discuss the genesis and evolution of their work in their own words. Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and the late Honorable Carl Spielvogel generously endowed this series to make such conversations available to the public.
Learn more about Kara Walker and her work in the National Gallery of Art collection:
nga.gov/collection/artist-info.22263.html
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National Gallery of Art ►►youtube.com/NationalGalleryofArtUS
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#JasonMoran
#DiamonsteinSpielvogel
#PopArtist
#KatastwofKaravan
#Calliope
#AfroAtlanticHistories
#Silhouettes
#NationalGalleryofArt
#Music
#HaitianCreole
#SculptureGarden
#Museum
#Art
