Saar’s lithograph Compton Nocturne (2012) combines art historical references with an African spiritual tradition. Often working with female nudes, Saar is among a larger generation of artists who recognize the body as a site of identity formation, acknowledging historical injustices and presenting defiant figures that seem to transcend their pasts. By continuing to use our sites and applications, you agree to our use of cookies. Her artwork focuses on the African diaspora and black female identity and is influenced by African, Caribbean, and Latin American folk art and spirituality. The artist repositions her subject as a culture-bearing woman, rather than an exoticized object of desire. During exhibitions, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery is open Wed.–Sun., noon to 5 pm. Employing both found and traditional artistic materials, Alison Saar’s sculptures and assemblages meditate on a range of experiences related to the African diaspora and femininity. In both forms, she employs a personal vocabulary informed by history, race, and mythology. For more information, please call (909) 670-3397. Not too many years ago, North Carolina was considered to be a politically inconsequential st…, Soon after the polls closed, I emailed YES! Thursday, February 3, 2011 through Saturday, March 5, 2011. Image: Alison Saar, Snake Man, 1994, lithograph and woodcut, 28 x 37 in., Purchase, Scripps Collectors’ Circle, Scripps College, Claremont, CA, Tags: exhibit, feature, prints, upcoming exhibitions, 251 E. 11th St. Open Wednesday-Sunday 12:00–5:00pm during exhibitions. Saar says that one key advantage to printmaking is that it is “accessible to many people.” NMWA’s exhibition Alison Saar In Print reveals the artist’s diverse use of media and techniques in her powerful exploration of race, gender, and identity. Today, the collection exceeds 13,000 works and includes many of today’s most important contemporary artists. The figure reminds viewers that the economic survival of a family or community is sometimes predicated on the work of a woman. That’s why in this print of a laundress you see her from behind, with her face reflected in the tub of water,” the artist elaborates. Her father, Richard Saar, was a conservator and ceramicist. In many of them, while she charts the tragic history of slavery in America, her figures symbolize defiance and strength. Through these activities, the museum recognizes its paramount role of public service, and enriches the lives of diverse individuals by fostering an informed appreciation and understanding of the visual arts and their relationship to the world in which we live. As the name of the exhibition reveals, Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation generously provided works from Schnitzer’s immense private collection, one frequently featured in museum exhibitions. Don't knowingly lie about anyone In 1989, the museum moved into its present location in The Anne and Benjamin Cone building designed by the architectural firm Mitchell Giurgula. The museum has six galleries and a sculpture courtyard with over 17,000 square feet of exhibition space. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism Her mother, Betye Saar, 93, is a well-known artist. Be Truthful. Threats of harming another Vintage handkerchiefs and quilts, antique sugar sacks, and old shop rags provide the foundations for limited edition fine art prints created by artist Alison Saar at Tandem Press in Madison. Themes of domesticity and womanhood are woven throughout Alison Saar In Print. Alison Saar (b. Other prescient acquisitions during Ivy’s tenure included a 1951 suspended mobile by Alexander Calder; Woman by Willem de Kooning, a pivotal work in the artist’s career that was purchased in 1954; and the first drawings by Eva Hesse and Robert Smithson to enter a museum collection. Alison Saar is a contemporary American artist who addresses ideas of race, gender, culture, spirituality, and humanity through her figurative sculptures and paintings. California canyons are prone to fires caught in the valleys between high ridges. “The College’s collection holds a number of her works, such as her bronze statue, Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial, 2007, which greets visitors approaching the Williamson Gallery. Spring Garden and Tate Streets, PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5770, weatherspoon@uncg.edu.