Alison Saar : of aether and earthe / coedited by Rebecca McGrew, Irene Tsatsos ; contributions by Camille T. Dungy, Rebecca McGrew, Harryette Mullen, Alison Saar, Christina Sharpe, Evie Shockley, Irene Tsatsos.

Artist
Saar, Alison [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Claremont, California : Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, [2020]
  • ©2020
Description
163 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm

Availability

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
Marquand Library - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Marquand Library Use OnlyN6537.S19 A4 2020q Oversize Browse related items Request

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Sponsoring body
    Host institution
    Editor
    Contributor
    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Getty AAT genre
    Summary note
    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 larger cultural setting, focusing in particular on black womanhood. In life-size wooden sculptures and mixed-media portraits, Saar crafts complex narratives about diasporic identity. This publication accompanies an exhibition co-organized by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College in Claremont, California and the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, California. Alongside photographic reproductions of Saar's work, the clothbound catalog contains an interview between Saar and the exhibit's co-curator, never-before-published photographs from the artist's childhood and poetry by Camille Dungy, Harryette Mullen and Evie Shockley. Exhibition: Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Claremont, USA (01.09.-19.12.2020) / Armory Center for the Art, Pasadena, USA (14.09.2020-14.02.2021).
    Notes
    • Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, September 1-December 19, 2020, and the Armory Center for the Arts, September 14-February 14, 2021.
    • Includes contributions by Camille T. Dungy, Harryette Mullen, Christina Sharpe, and Evie Shockley.
    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.
    ISBN
    • 0997930632
    • 9780997930634
    OCLC
    1162844183
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
    Other views
    Staff view

    Supplementary Information