LACMA links preliminary sketches and finished works from the
under-recognized SoCal artist, whose found object assemblage pieces
address issues of race, gender and spirituality. Though not
necessarily a retrospective, the single-room exhibition examines
Saar’s core themes with sculptural constructions from 1968 to the
present day. The works are powerful, with cages that recall minstrel
shows and an ironing board emblazoned with the layout of a slave ship,
and made all the more so by being able to glance over her sketchbook
studies (Saar’s colorful travel sketchbooks are particularly
beautiful).
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