Exhibitions

Betye Saar: Extending the Frozen Moment At the University of Michigan Museum of Art; looks at the totality of Betye Saar's achievement and her place in African American art-making, identifying the sustained presence of the fragment--specifically the photographic fragment--as a defining feature of Saar's work and thus a thread running through the exhibition.

Sambo's Banjo (Betye Saar) 1971-1972 Image of Sambo figure on cover of banjo case, wooden toy Sambo figure inside along with plastic rifle, mirror, transparency of male banjo player and metal skeleton figure with colored photocopy of lynched man. Also included is a large slice of watermelon made of wood with seeds attached to it. View

Nine Mojo Secrets (Betye Saar) 1971 Mixed media assemblage: Central image of group of young african men participating in initiation rites surrounded by symbolic images of astrology and mysticism. Also included are plastic skeletons and a toy lion with skeleton head, all this set into a wood window pane frame. View

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