Outten Visiting Artist Lecture: Alison Saar (April 4, 2017) [s6jU4pvWOjI]
Saar’s artistic style encompasses a multitude of personal and cultural references that reflect the plurality of her own experiences. Her sculptures, installations, and prints become powerful totems exploring issues of gender, race, heritage, and history. In 2016, Randolph College acquired Saar’s woodcut "Backwater Blues" (2014), included in the exhibition, "Investigating Identity: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Contemporary Art" (on view Feb. 3 - April 9, 2017). Also included in the exhibition is "Nevermore," a mixed-media work by her mother, acclaimed collagist and assemblage artist, Betye Saar.