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Alison Saar

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Alison Saar, the Alchemist

Avatar photo by Christina Sharpe November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Saar makes work that engages the body and the spirit, work that she hopes audiences will find a way to connect with.

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The Many Afterlives and Expressions of the African Diaspora

by Sarah Rose Sharp December 30, 2019December 19, 2019

To commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ships in the United States, a recent exhibition at the Allen Memorial Art Museum explores Paul Gilroy’s concept of the “Black Atlantic.”

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Meet LA’s Art Community: Alison Saar on Her Harriet Tubman Monument and Finding Inspiration

Avatar photo by Elisa Wouk Almino November 5, 2019November 4, 2019

A new interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.

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“I Wanted to Make Art that Told a Story”: Alison Saar on Her Eloquent Sculptures

by Gary Brewer May 1, 2018May 1, 2018

At her home and studio, Saar elaborates on her powerfully direct stories, particularly as they pertain to the African American experience.

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Alison Saar Breaches the Legacy of Environmental Racism

Avatar photo by Emily Elizabeth Goodman November 25, 2017November 22, 2017

By illustrating the impact that the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 had on Southern black communities, Saar exposes a neglected history and its resonance with environmental racism.

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The Future Is (Still) Female: Feminist Art for the 21st Century

Avatar photo by Emily Elizabeth Goodman May 27, 2017May 26, 2017

The Future Is Female focuses primarily on the work of women artists who came of age after the Women’s Art Movement.

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A Sports-Inspired Exhibit That’s Not Quite a Slam Dunk

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney April 25, 2017

March Madness at Fort Gansevoort cleverly presents the appurtenances of sports: the equipment, trophies, and objects that adorn athletic bodies.

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Eight Decades of Sculpture by African American Women in LA

by Matt Stromberg March 29, 2017March 29, 2017

Opening this Saturday at Landing Gallery, Signifying Form features sculpture by African American women artists working in Los Angeles between 1935 and 2016.

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Betye and Alison Saar Talk Art at the California African American Museum

by Matt Stromberg February 13, 2017

In their mother-daughter conversation, Betye and Alison Saar will talk about their art, collaborations, and shared experiences as family.

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With Custom-Designed Galleries and Cinematic Facades, Columbus Museum of Art Opens New Wing

by Sarah Rose Sharp October 22, 2015November 3, 2015

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Expanding a museum is a lengthy and costly process, one which requires a great deal of buy-in from the staff, patrons, board, and surrounding community

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The Only Five Public Statues of Historic Women in NYC

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 31, 2015August 19, 2015

Setting aside the allegorical females and fictional heroines like Lewis Carroll’s Alice, who are the historic women honored in New York’s public statuary?

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