Black Girls Window: The Magical Art of Betye Saar [h2CD8LBneOk]
Today on 5 Minute Modern, we take a look at the magical work of assemblage artist Betye Saar. Sources: Roberts Projects: Let’s Get It On: The Wearable Art of Betye Saar. May 30 - Aug 22, 2026. Adler, Esther and Christophe Cherix. Bettye Saar: Black Girl’s Window. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, ARTBOOK/D.A.P., 2019, New York, NY, US. Weber, Jasmine. “The Continuing Legacy of the Mystical, Political Betye Saar.” Hyperallergic. 24 Apr 2019. Weber, Jasmine. “A Previously Unseen Side of Betye Saar.” Hyperallergic. 23 Dec 2019. James, Julissa. “Ahead of Her 100th Birthday, We’re Still Learning New Things About Betye Saar.” Los Angeles Times. 7 May 2026. Whiting, Cécile. Pop L.A.: Art and the City in the 1960s. University of California Press, 2006, Berkeley, CA, US. Sixties Surreal. Edited by Dan Nadel, Laura Phipps, Scott Rothkopf, and Elizabeth Sussman. Essays by Jo Applin, Sampada Aranke, Lucy Bradnock, Ruben C. Cordova, David J. Getsy, Ed Halter, Rujeko Hockley, Rachel Middleman, Jennifer Sichel, Jacob Stewart-Halevy, and Rebecca Zorach. Chronology by Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow, Claire Carcara, Elise Y. Chagas, Rowan Diaz-Toth, Isabel Elson-Enriquez, Philomena Epps, Alexandra Germer, Kirsten Gill, Jonathan Judd, Finn Le Maitre, Kelly Long, Hannah Maier-Katkin, Dan Nadel, Laura Phipps, and Lauren Young. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Yale University Press, 2025, New Haven, CT, US. Music Credits: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– look inside by Snoozy Beats / snoozybeats Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library • Smooth Jazz Instrumental by Snoozy Be... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Please be sure to like and subscribe for more five minute breakdowns on important artists and concepts in modern art!