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The 97-year-old artist’s newest works reflect her decades-long interest in cultural artifacts and self-emancipation. By Evan Nicole Brown Many artists are dimming the lights of their museum shows, for ...
A half century ago, L.A.-based artist and Black Arts Movement iconBetye Saar created assemblages that challenged racist and sexist African American stereotypes. To paraphrase a popular sign from this ...
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Installation view, “Let's Get It On: The Wearable Art of Betye Saar," Neubauer Collegium Credit: Robert Heishman “Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica” has generated substantial ...
The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society will present an exhibition by Betye Saar, a key figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s. Inspired by the transformative memory of Saar’s visit to ...
In their mother-daughter conversation, Betye and Alison Saar will talk about their art, collaborations, and shared experiences as family. The residency program awards 17 visual artists a year of ...
The 97-year-old artist’s newest works reflect her decades-long interest in cultural artifacts and self-emancipation. The artist Betye Saar in her home studio.Credit...Max Hemphill Supported by By Evan ...
“Ritual & Remembrance/Personal Icons” provides an introduction to the work of as semblage artist Betye Saar. Saar, who watched Watts Towers being built when she was a child growing up locally, finds ...