Betye Saar : still tickin'

Saar, Betye (author,, artist,, interviewee.). Cochran, Sara, (curator,, interviewer.). Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, (publisher,, host institution.). Museum De Domijnen, (host institution.).

Summary: Betye Saar (born 1926) is a legend. For 60 years, she has created powerful artworks that question traditional roles and representations of African Americans and women in the US, as well as deeply personal works about her family history and spirituality. 'Betye Saar: Still Tickin"' considers the breadth of the artist's career and its key themes. To contextualize Saar's works, this volume includes writings by the artist from the 1970s to the present day as well as a recent interview with Saar in which she discusses her artistic practice and her views on history, including the current debate about police violence in the US. "My art becomes an explorer, a tracer of forgotten tribes, a seeker of sanctified visions," explains Saar. "These works are what I leave behind."

Record details

ISBN: 0979893666
ISBN: 9780979893667
Physical Description: print
272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Publisher: Scottsdale, Arizona : Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art ; [2017]
Distributor: New York, New York : Distributed Art Publishers, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

General Note:	Catalog of an exhibition held at De Domijnen in Sittard, the Netherlands, July 28 - November 15, 2015 and at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, January 30 - May 1, 2016.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword -- In Conversation -- Sanctified Visions -- Bridge of Memory -- Tellin' It Like It Is -- In Her Own Hand -- Checklist.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	"Betye Saar: Still Tickin'" : July 28-November 15, 2015, De Domijnen, Sittard, the Netherlands. "Betye Saar: Still Tickin'" : January 30-May 1, 2016, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.
Language Note:	Text in English.