Betye Saar: Uneasy Dancer

Betye Saar: Uneasy Dancer
ISBN-10
8887029679
ISBN-13
9788887029673
Series
Betye Saar
Category
Art
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2016
Publisher
Progetto Prada Arte
Author
Mario Mainetti

Description

Uneasy Dancer brings together over 80 works including installations, assemblages, collages and sculptures by the pioneering Los Angeles artist Betye Saar (born 1926) produced between 1966 and 2016. This handsomely designed volume presents Saar's work as a copiously illustrated timeline, with numerous documentary images and exhibition details. "Uneasy Dancer" is an expression Saar has used to define both herself and her artistic practice: "my work moves in a creative spiral with the concepts of passage, crossroads, death and rebirth, along with the underlying elements of race and gender." Through her use of found objects, personal memorabilia and derogatory images that evoke denied or distorted narratives, Saar developed a powerful social critique that challenges racial and sexist stereotypes deeply rooted in American culture.

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