Kara Walker Opens New Exhibit in Brooklyn

The artist's latest offering is powerfully sweet.

A Bold Statement - Foregoing her usual method of cut-paper silhouette, Kara Walker has successfully stunned the artworld with her latest exhibition, "A Subtlety." On display at the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg Brooklyn and commissioned by NYC-based public arts organization Creative Time, the show, consisting of sculptures made only of sugar, is one sweet treat. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, is on view from May 10 through July 8.  (Photo: @icreatenergy)

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A Bold Statement - Foregoing her usual method of cut-paper silhouette, Kara Walker has successfully stunned the artworld with her latest exhibition, "A Subtlety." On display at the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg Brooklyn and commissioned by NYC-based public arts organization Creative Time, the show, consisting of sculptures made only of sugar, is one sweet treat. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, is on view from May 10 through July 8.  (Photo: @icreatenergy)

Confectionary Coup - Domino Sugar donated more than 80 tons of sugar for Walker's exhibit. This large scale installation of "mammy" as "sphinx" is truly stunning and made completely of water, sugar and cane juice.  (Photo: @icreatenergy)

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Confectionary Coup - Domino Sugar donated more than 80 tons of sugar for Walker's exhibit. This large scale installation of "mammy" as "sphinx" is truly stunning and made completely of water, sugar and cane juice.  (Photo: @icreatenergy)

Queen of the Night - Artist Kara Walker holds a small replica of her awe-inspiring centerpiece installation inside the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. (Photo: David Prutting, Courtesy of BFA)

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Queen of the Night - Artist Kara Walker holds a small replica of her awe-inspiring centerpiece installation inside the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. (Photo: David Prutting, Courtesy of BFA)

Artisan Friends - Kenya-born artist Wangechi Mutu, whose exhibition "A Fantastic Journey" was on display at the Brooklyn Museum through March of this year, poses in front of Walker's large installation.

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Artisan Friends - Kenya-born artist Wangechi Mutu, whose exhibition "A Fantastic Journey" was on display at the Brooklyn Museum through March of this year, poses in front of Walker's large installation.

Fashion Elite - Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley in his signature look — a fabulous caftan — arrives to the event. (Photo: Christos Katsiaouni, Courtesy of Creative Time)

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Fashion Elite - Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley in his signature look — a fabulous caftan — arrives to the event. (Photo: Christos Katsiaouni, Courtesy of Creative Time)

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Sugar Baby - Walker's artist statement for the show is simple yet powerful. It reads: "An homage to the unpaid and overworked Artisans who have refined our Sweet tastes from the cane fileds to the Kitchens of the New World..." (Photo: @icreatenergy)

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Sugar Baby - Walker's artist statement for the show is simple yet powerful. It reads: "An homage to the unpaid and overworked Artisans who have refined our Sweet tastes from the cane fileds to the Kitchens of the New World..." (Photo: @icreatenergy)

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Baskets and Brothers - These beautiful bronzed boys are made of carmelized sugar. (Photo: @icreatenergy)

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Baskets and Brothers - These beautiful bronzed boys are made of carmelized sugar. (Photo: @icreatenergy)

Photo By Photo: @icreatenergy

An Artist and Her Muse - Multimedia artist Mickalene Thomas and Solange Knowles, who've collaborated many times in the last few years, pose for a pic with Thomas' partner Racquel Chevremont and Creative Time's President and Artistic Director Anne Pasternak. (Photo: David Prutting, Courtesy of BFA)

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An Artist and Her Muse - Multimedia artist Mickalene Thomas and Solange Knowles, who've collaborated many times in the last few years, pose for a pic with Thomas' partner Racquel Chevremont and Creative Time's President and Artistic Director Anne Pasternak. (Photo: David Prutting, Courtesy of BFA)

Hip Hop Classic - The legendary MC Afrika Bambaataa serves as DJ for the night's festivities. (Photo: Ryan Kobane, Courtesy of BMF Media)

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Hip Hop Classic - The legendary MC Afrika Bambaataa serves as DJ for the night's festivities. (Photo: Ryan Kobane, Courtesy of BMF Media)

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Peer Review - Artist Adam Pendleton poses with Pace Gallery director Andrea Glimcher, the woman behind Jay Z's "Picasso Baby" live art event. (Photo: David Prutting, Courtesy of BFA)

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Peer Review - Artist Adam Pendleton poses with Pace Gallery director Andrea Glimcher, the woman behind Jay Z's "Picasso Baby" live art event. (Photo: David Prutting, Courtesy of BFA)

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Meet the Critic - New Yorker writer Hilton Als arrives to the event and poses with Creative Time's President and Artistic Director Anne Pasternak. (Photo: Ryan Kobane, Courtesy BMF Media)

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Meet the Critic - New Yorker writer Hilton Als arrives to the event and poses with Creative Time's President and Artistic Director Anne Pasternak. (Photo: Ryan Kobane, Courtesy BMF Media)

Photo By Photo: Ryan Kobane

Trendsetters - Fashion designers Dao Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne pose outside the Domino Sugar Factory with the Williamsburg Bridge as their backdrop. (Photo: Ryan Kobane, Courtesy of BMF Media)

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Trendsetters - Fashion designers Dao Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne pose outside the Domino Sugar Factory with the Williamsburg Bridge as their backdrop. (Photo: Ryan Kobane, Courtesy of BMF Media)

Photo By Photo: Ryan Kobane

Chi-Town's Finest - Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, center, poses with two Chicago artists, Theaster Gates (left) and Nathaniel Quinn, and art patron husband and wife Beth Rudin deWoodey and Firooz Zahedi.  (right)  (Photo: David Prutting, Courtesy of BFA)

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Chi-Town's Finest - Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, center, poses with two Chicago artists, Theaster Gates (left) and Nathaniel Quinn, and art patron husband and wife Beth Rudin deWoodey and Firooz Zahedi.  (right)  (Photo: David Prutting, Courtesy of BFA)