Betye Saar: Visualizing the Energy of Los Angeles | Frieze Los Angeles [m9D2hDqpBHX]
For over six decades, Betye Saar has created assemblage works that explore the social, political, and economic underpinnings of America’s collective memory. She began her career at the age of 35 producing work that dealt with mysticism, nature and family. Saar's take on the 1960s feminist mantra “the personal is political” is a fundamental principle in her assemblage works. Her appropriation of Black collectibles, heirlooms, and utilitarian objects are transformed through subversion, and yet given her status as a pioneer of the assemblage movement, the impact of Saar’s oeuvre on contemporary art has yet to be fully acknowledged or critically assessed. This interview with Saar was produced on the occasion of her presentation by Roberts Projects at Frieze Los Angeles 2022, which included a recreation of her mural L.A. Energy (1983). See Saar's work at Frieze Los Angeles 2026 with Roberts Projects, in celebration of the artist's centennial year. Learn more: -- Bringing together the global art community since 1991. Follow Frieze: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: Become a member. Join Frieze: #frieze #friezeLosangeles #betyesaar