Betye Saar - Lifetime Achievement in the Arts - MoAD Afropolitan Ball 2017 [oZRiI7RQU5M]
Awarded In recognition of her as one of the most profound living American artists. As one of the artists who ushered in the development of Assemblage art, Saar’s practice reflects on African American identity, spirituality and the connectedness between different cultures. Her symbolically rich body of work has evolved over time to demonstrate the environmental, cultural, political, racial, technological, economic, and historical context in which it exists. Without Saar’s legacy and her many contributions to the history of art, the Museum of the African Diaspora would not exist. Betye Saar photograph: Caren Levin. Spirit Catcher: The Art of Betye Saar. Directed by Suzanne Bauman. Produced by Perry Miller Adato for The Originals: Women in Art Series. WNET, New York. 1978. Liberation of Aunt Jemima, 1972 Photograph by Benjamin Blackwell. Black Girl’s Window, 1969 Digital Image © 2017 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photograph by Jonathan Muzikar. Betye Saar portrait in Laurel Canyon Studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura. Betye Saar at the opening of Betye Saar: Selected Works 1964-1973, Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, California. Photograph by Fidel Danieli. Installation views of Betye Saar: Selected Works 1964-1973, Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, California.