Betye Saar: Keepin' It Clean accompanies the solo exhibition of seminal contemporary artist featureing a series of washboard assemblage sculptures – an ongoing body of work that Saar started in the late 1990s
Published to accompany Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo’s premier museum solo exhibition
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her work has inspired generations of artists
This publication presents Betye Saar’s sketchbooks—which she has kept during her entire career—for the first time and offers insights into the artist’s creative process
Betye Saar: FESTAC '77 Betye Saar: Keepin' It CleanText by Camille Mary Weiner. Published for the artist's solo presentation at Frieze New York, Betye Saar: FESTAC '77 includes a selection of the artist's work organized around her participation in the festival FESTAC '77. The exhibition highlights how, inspired by her FESTAC journey, Saar's assemblages and collages from the period investigate concepts of the ritual, community, inherited traditions, and how objects retain the histories of their owners.