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# Betye and Alison Saar Talk Art at the California African American Museum
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/betye-and-alison-saar-talk-art-at-the-california-african-american-museum/
- Published: 2017-02-13T22:48:54.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:57:14.000Z
- Description: In their mother-daughter conversation, Betye and Alison Saar will talk about their art, collaborations, and shared experiences as family.
- Author: Matt Stromberg
- Tags: Art, Alison Saar, Betye Saar, California African American Museum, Events, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:23 (2016, 2017, part 2)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2017/02/saar.jpg)

Betye and Alison Saar, “House of Gris Gris” (1989), mixed-media installation, (via caamuseum.org, photo by Andreas Branch)

The Saars are a formidable artistic family spanning two generations whose works fearlessly examine issues of identity and culture. Working primarily in assemblage, Los Angeles-based artist [Betye Saar](https://hyperallergic.com/decoding-betye-saars-uneasy-symbolism/) has been creating challenging, often political works that interrogate assumptions about race and gender for 50 years, and at 90 she shows no signs of slowing down. Her daughter [Alison Saar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison%5FSaar?ref=hyperallergic.com) is a sculptor whose body-centered works capture the physical pain and spiritual resilience of the African diaspora. Their collaborative piece, “House of Gris Gris” (1989), is included in the exhibition [*Taking Place*](https://caamuseum.org/web%5Fpages/current%5Fexhibitions%5Ftaking%5Fplace.htm?ref=hyperallergic.com) at the California African American Museum, which features African-American visions of home. It is also the jumping-off point for their [mother-daughter conversation](https://tockify.com/caamcalendar/detail/33/1487300400000?ref=hyperallergic.com) this Thursday, which will shed light on their familial path through the art world. RSVP is requested [here](http://www.caamuseum.org/web%5Fpages/rsvp.htm?ref=hyperallergic.com) or by calling 213-744-2024.

**When:** Thursday, February 16, 7–9pm  
**Where:** California African American Museum (600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles)

*More info* [*here*](https://www.facebook.com/events/570419003167510/)*.*