Figa // Kara Walker

Kara Walkers (b. 1969)Figa, a sculpture monumental in both size and symbol, was installed at the DESTE Foundations Hydra Slaughterhouse in 2017. Once a part of Walkers colossal 2014 installationA Subtletyat the Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn,Figais made up of the hand piece from the anamorphic sphinx that gestures a fig sign, at once both a symbol of fertility and a fuck you. In making a return to the site of the Sugar Factory work and the works progeny in Hydra, this book offers critical insight onA SubtletyandFiga. Through extensive photographic documentation of the installation of the hand sculpture in Hydra by Ari Marcopoulos and seven fables written by Walker illustrating the power of folklore, mythology and black identity across the history of the United States,Figain book form capturesthe blockbuster exhibition in two parts.

Edited by Karen Marta

Preface by Dakis Joannou

Introduction and text by Kara Walker

• Hardcover:88 pages
• Publisher:DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art (May 21, 2019)
• Language:English
• ISBN-10:618503932X
• ISBN-13:9786185039325
• Product Dimensions:6.8 x 0.8 x 9.8 inches