A Subtlety
Dublin Core
Title
A Subtlety
Subject
Sugar
Description
In this large scale instillation, Kara Walker brings attention to the central role of sugar in US slavery while simultaneously calling out the ongoing exploitation and sexualization of the Black female body.
Creator
Kara Walker
Source
Presented by Creative Time; staged in Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Factory
Date
2014
Format
Sugar-coated sculpture; 75-feet-long and 35-feet-tall
Collection
Citation
Kara Walker, “A Subtlety,” Objects as Texts Exhibit, accessed June 13, 2026, https://ikearns.digitalscholarship.brown.edu/items/show/4.