| Betye Saar: Uneasy Dancer Contributor(s): Saar, Betye, Mainetti, Mario (Editor), Costa, Chiara (Editor) |
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ISBN: 8887029679 ISBN-13: 9788887029673 Publisher: Fondazione Prada OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | American - African American - Art | Individual Artists - Essays |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.7" W x 8.9" (1.75 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |