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Kara Walker's Fons Americanus

October 29, 2019 by Arseny Vesnin in 2019, Art, United Kingdom, Events, USA, Portfolios
“My work has always been a time machine looking backwards across decades and centuries to arrive at some understanding of my “place” in the contemporary moment.”
— Kara Walker

Fons Americanus is a 13-metre tall working fountain inspired by the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, London. Created by artist Kara Walker for the 2019 Hyundai Commission, it is one of the most ambitious installations in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall to date.

View fullsize  Tate Modern Hyundai Commission 2019. Turbine Hall, Tate Modern.
View fullsize  Tate Modern Hyundai Commission 2019. Turbine Hall, Tate Modern.

Rather than a celebration of the British Empire, Walker’s fountain explores the interconnected histories of Africa, America and Europe. She uses water as a key theme, referring to the transatlantic slave trade and the ambitions, fates and tragedies of people from these three continents. Fantasy, fact and fiction meet at an epic scale.

View fullsize  Tate Modern Hyundai Commission 2019. Turbine Hall, Tate Modern.
View fullsize  Tate Modern Hyundai Commission 2019. Turbine Hall, Tate Modern.

Based in New York, Kara Walker is acclaimed for her candid explorations of race, sexuality and violence. She is best known for her use of black cut-paper silhouetted figures, referencing the history of slavery and the antebellum South in the US through provocative and elaborate installations.

Fons Americanus is on display at Tate Modern until 5 April 2020. You can explore the artwork in more detail on @tate

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October 29, 2019 /Arseny Vesnin
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