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Apr. 9, 2018

In the Media: New Work by Alison Saar ’78 Reviewed in the LA Times

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Mar. 29, 2018

Alison Saar ’78 Presents an Exhibition of New Work

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Topsy Turvy


April 9, 2018

In the Media: New Work by Alison Saar ’78 Reviewed in the LA Times

“Topsy Turvy,” an exhibition of new work by 61´«Ã½alumna and artist Alison Saar ’78, garnered high praise from the Los Angeles Times. In depicting Topsy, a slave girl character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, “Saar has brilliantly made and remade [her], restoring her innate power to make herself,” writes critic Christopher Knight in his review.

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March 29, 2018

Alison Saar ’78 Presents an Exhibition of New Work

61´«Ã½alum Alison Saar ’78 opened an exhibition of new work on March 29 at L.A. Louver Gallery in Los Angeles. Taking inspiration from the character of Topsy in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic Civil War–era novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Saar re-contextualizes the slave girl as a symbol of defiance in paintings on dyed vintage linens and sculptures carved from wood. The exhibition, titled “Topsy Turvy,” runs until May 12.

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