Alison Saar : of aether and earthe /

Drawing inspiration from the imagery of African, Caribbean and Latin American folk art as well as found objects and her own upbringing in a multiracial artist family, Los Angeles artist Alison Saar (born 1956) creates works that reflect on the duality of body and spirit within the context of a large...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McGrew, Rebecca (Editor), Tsatsos, Irene (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Claremont, California : Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, 2020.
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Table of Contents:
  • Alison Saar's radical art of sustenance / Rebecca McGraw
  • perched / Evie Shockley
  • Between what we see / Alison Saar and Irene Tsatsos in conversation
  • Alison Saar, alchemist : "the hand is in the making of textures" / Christina Sharpe
  • Show us what you're made of / Camille T. Dungy
  • Still waiting / Harryette Mullen
  • Autobiographical timeline / Alison Saar
  • Exhibition checklist
  • Contributor biographies.