Kara Walker is internationally acclaimed for her provocative use of the silhouette to address themes of race, gender, power, violence, and historical memory. In Boo-Hoo (2000), Walker employs stark black-and-white contrast to evoke haunting imagery that speaks to both personal and collective trauma. The linocut depicts a silhouetted female figure whose tears transform into whip-like extensions, merging vulnerability with violence in a deeply unsettling yet powerful image.

Commissioned and published by Parkett, Zurich and New York, this edition reflects Walker’s ongoing exploration of antebellum iconography, confronting the grotesque legacies of slavery and racism in American culture. As with many of her most striking works, Boo-Hoo implicates the viewer in its unsettling narrative, forcing a confrontation with uncomfortable histories that remain urgent today.

As part of a limited edition of only 70 plus artist’s proofs, hand-signed and numbered, Boo-Hoo stands as a rare and highly sought-after print by one of the most significant contemporary American artists, whose work has been exhibited at major institutions including Tate Modern, MoMA, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.