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September 12, 2006
People. Betye Saar
People. Betye Saar: Ms. Saar is the complete expressionist. Her work never holds back, hesitates or lacks courage. She's on a mystical journey to tell people the truth - whether they like it or not. As she slowly, but suddenly, approaches 80 - her works continue to gain acclaim.
As reported by the New York Times, "You wouldn’t expect the woman who put a gun in Aunt Jemima’s hands to be a shrinking violet. And Betye Saar, who for 40 years has constructed searing narratives about race and gender — including “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima” (1972), in which she armed the pancake lady with broom, pistol and rifle — doesn’t disappoint. When she arrived at the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery on West 57th Street in Manhattan on a recent afternoon, Ms. Saar seemed far younger than her 80 years. To her crowd she is sometimes Grandma Betye, but the signal she emits is clear: Ms. Saar and her work can still muster the mojo."
Read more about Ms. Bettye Saar whose work is at the Rosenfeld Gallery [Here]
Posted by taj at September 12, 2006 01:37 AM