"Not only is a living legend, but the prolific L.A. artist continues to add to her impressive oeuvre day by day. She's been creating powerful, thought-provoking artwork since the '60s and her pieces have been shown at the Smithsonian, the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and LACMA, as well as museums and galleries around the world."
"As her centennial birthday approaches this July, Saar shows no signs of slowing down. She still routinely creates art and continues to garner headlines and accolades. Last year, she was honored with the distinction of "Icon Artist" at the Art Basel Awards. During the upcoming Frieze Los Angeles art festival, which opens Feb. 26, she will be the subject of the photography installation "Betye Saar Altered Polaroids.""
Betye Saar spends weekends hunting for treasures at flea markets, walks the Huntington, and eats green papaya salad or a burger at the Apple Pan. She is a prolific Los Angeles artist whose work has been shown at institutions including the Smithsonian, MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago and LACMA. Approaching her centennial, she continues to create, receive honors such as Art Basel's "Icon Artist," and feature in upcoming exhibitions including a photography installation at Frieze Los Angeles and a wearable-art show at Roberts Projects. She is best known for assemblage, using found objects to make dioramas, sculptures and installations that confront slavery, racial injustice and celebrate African American women.
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