Kara Walker: Unearthing Histories Through Shadow and Silhouette Kara Elizabeth Walker, born in November 1969, is a towering figure in contemporary art, renowned for her profoundly unsettling and intellectually stimulating room-sized tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes. Her work doesn’t simply depict; it excavates – unearthing uncomfortable truths about race, gender, sexuality, violence, and the complex legacy of American history. Walker's journey to becoming a leading voice in art began not within formal artistic training, but through a deeply personal engagement with her own family hist…