Fundación Proa presents a specially edited catalog to accompany the first exhibition of Kara Walker in Argentina and South America. The publication combines a significant selection of images of the works on display with reference texts that provide deeper insight into the various aspects of her rich and complex production.

An introduction by Adriana Rosenberg, director of the foundation, frames the exhibition within the institution’s curatorial program and highlights the importance of bringing the work of one of the most influential artists of the contemporary scene to local audiences.

In addition to the presentation by Argentine curator Rodrigo Alonso, the material includes the 1996 interview by Jerry Saltz, in which he portrays Walker at an early stage of her career, when she was beginning to explore with youthful lucidity the tensions between desire, violence, and representation. The essay by curator Yasmil Raymond, author of several texts on the artist, analyzes the recurring symbols and motifs in her production, proposing a critical vocabulary that reveals the contradictions of power and the difficulty of “moral absolutes” within dynamics of domination. Finally, British writer Zadie Smith offers a literary reading that underscores the rawness of a language oscillating between the grotesque, the erotic, and the comic, radically confronting contemporary visual culture.

Available at the Proa Bookshop, the catalog is an essential volume not only for the general public but also for academics, researchers, and university students interested in history and contemporary art. Above all, it stands as a vital document for understanding the magnitude and ongoing relevance of Kara Walker’s work.