--- title: "Artist Talk. In conversation with Kara Walker" date: 2021-11-01 last_modified: 2024-12-17T13:42:34+01:00 generated_at: 2026-10-07T07:19:59Z url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/artist-talk-im-gespraech-mit-kara-walker/" description: "Kara Walker live in conversation with Städelschule director Yasmil Raymond and SCHIRN curator Katharina Dohm." image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Schirn-Presse_Kara_Walker-in-ihrem-Studio_2019-©-Foto_Ari_Marcopoulos-1440x1920.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Artist Talk. In conversation with Kara Walker # Artist Talk. In conversation with Kara Walker ![](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Schirn-Presse_Kara_Walker-in-ihrem-Studio_2019-©-Foto_Ari_Marcopoulos.jpg) Play Stop ###### 55:33 1 min reading time Kara Walker live in conversation with Städelschule director Yasmil Raymond and SCHIRN curator Katharina Dohm. ## Subscribe to SCHIRN podcasts on: [ Spotify ](https://open.spotify.com/show/4I7y18c747MEoXDywHloUV) [ Apple Podcast ](https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/schirn-podcast/id1184909514) [ Deezer ](https://www.deezer.com/de/show/532312) [ Soundcloud ](https://soundcloud.com/schirn-kunsthalle/sets/schirn-podcast) [ Amazon Music ](https://www.amazon.de/music/player/podcasts/e1c46f18-d352-468d-9715-4b8db6b5da9f/schirn-podcast) ### You may also like - [![The painting depicts a mysterious woman in a black dress and a naked man in a red cloak within an architectural setting.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Schirn_Presse_Fini_Im-Turm-Selbstportraet-mir-Constantin-Jalenski_1952_c_FAMM_Levett-Collection.jpg) Context ### Soon at the SCHIRN: Leonor Fini. Magically Surreal](https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/bald-in-der-schirn-leonor-fini-magisch-surreal/) - [![Colorful glowing lamps hang creatively from a roof into the evening sky, surrounded by blue sky.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Heaven_s_Carousel___bunter_Blick_in_den_blauen_Himmel_.jpg) Context ### What goes around comes around! 5 merry-go-round artworks – twixt enjoyment, abysses, and the future](https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/alles-dreht-sich-5-karussell-kunstwerke-zwischen-vergnuegen-abgrund-und-zukunft/) - [![A large fish dish with crayfish, garnished with red tomatoes and fresh herbs on an elegant platter.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/header_dali-12.jpg) What’s cooking? ### Must-read: 10 artist cookbooks](https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/must-read-10-kuenstler-kochbuecher-2/) - [![Sculpture of a humanoid body with a hollow head and a detailed chicken relief in the foreground.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Schirn_Presse_Anna_Hulacova_Chicken_Thief_2024_c_Michal_Czanderle-1.jpg) Context ### Now at the SCHIRN: Anna Hulačová. Abundantia](https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/bald-in-der-schirn-anna-hulacova-abundantia/) - [![A figure in shiny armor with long, orange hair sits thoughtfully in front of a shimmering green capsule.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Schirn_Presse_WTAI_Holly-Herndon-_Mat-Dryhurst_xhairymutantx_2_2024.jpg) Context ### The Uncanny is not dead – 5 artworks in which AI reinvents the uncanny](https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/the-uncanny-is-not-dead-5-kunstwerke-in-denen-ki-das-unheimliche-neu-erfindet/) - [![Portrait of a woman with curly hair, elegant blouse and glove, thoughtful expression against a gray background.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Fini_1938_Autoportrait-au-scorpion_LG-Collection-particuliere-Sotherbys-NY_Minsky.jpg) Context ### Of women who rule the world](https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/of-women-who-rule-the-world/) - [![Painting of a red and green apple with a large white sign that says "This is not an apple."](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Schirn_Presse_WTAI_Trevor-Paglen_The-Treachery-of-Object-Recognition_2019-©-Trevor-Paglen.jpg) Discourse ### Work Without Author, Art Without the Human?](https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/work-without-author-art-without-the-human/) - [![Two girls in floral dresses standing in a field, with the text "the cult of tradition."](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/groteLambers_cult_of_tradition_single.jpg) ContextDiscourse ### How can Art challenge AI’s Right-Wing Turn?](https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/how-can-art-challenge-ais-right-wing-turn/)