Alison Saar

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Alison Saar

Selected works by exhibition

Chaos in the Kitchen
Frieze Los Angeles, 2020

Alison Saar /
Kitchen Amazon, 2019 /
wood, ceiling tin, barbed wire, tar, found skillets, linoleum, and found chain /
81 x 21 x 20 in. (205.7 x 53.3 x 50.8 cm)

Alison Saar /
The Big Singe, 2020 /
wood, metal, enamel paint, spray tar /
86 x 13 x 7 in. (218.4 x 33 x 17.8 cm)

Alison Saar /
Congolene Resistance, 2020 /
enamel on found tin /
18 in. (45.7 cm) diameter

Topsy Turvy
L.A. Louver, 2018

Alison Saar /
High Cotton (study), 2017 /
Painting on found fabric (acrylics on indigo dyed seed sacks, vintage linens and denim) /
84 x 102 in. (213.4 x 259.1 cm)

Alison Saar /
Rice (sickle), 2018 /
wood, copper, ceiling tin, bronze, tar and vintage found tools /
64 x 30 x 25 in. (162.6 x 76.2 x 63.5 cm)

Alison Saar /
Jubilee (study), 2018 /
acrylics on dyed seed sacks, vintage lines and denim /
66 x 29 in. (167.6 x 73.7 cm)

Alison Saar /
Wrath of Topsy, 2018 /
wood, ceiling tin, wire, bronze and tar /
36 x 33 x 27 in. (91.4 x 83.8 x 68.6 cm)

Silt, Soot and Smut
L.A. Louver, 2016

Alison Saar / Breach (large figure on raft), 2016 / wood, ceiling tin, found trunks, washtubs and misc objects / 148 x 51 x 40 in. (375.9 x 129.5 x 101.6 cm)

Alison Saar / Hooch n' Hoochie Coochie, 2016 / wood, acrylic, ash, tar and wax and found ceramic jug / 25 x 8 x 8 in. (63.5 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)

Alison Saar / Sleufoot Slide, 2015 / acrylic, gesso and charcoal on found sugar sacks and linens / 53 x 26 1/2 in. (134.6 x 67.3 cm) / Private collection

Alison Saar / Swampside Shag, 2015 / acrylic, gesso and charcoal on found and dyed denim, sugar sacks and linens / 48 x 27 in. (121.9 x 68.6 cm)

Slough
L.A. Louver, 2013

Alison Saar /
Cat's Cradle, 2013 /
wood, tin, acrylics, graphite and cotton cloth /
33 x 10 x 8 in. (83.8 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Alison Saar / Foundered, 2013 / glass, found ship model, coal dust, silicone, and acrylic / 7 1/2 x 13 x 9 in. (19.1 x 33 x 22.9 cm)

Alison Saar / Summer, 2011 / cast bronze / 96 x 28 x 30 in. (243.8 x 71.1 x 76.2 cm)

Feallan and Fallow
Madison Square Park, New York, NY 2011

Alison Saar /
Winter, 2011 /
cast bronze /
approx. 8 ft (2.4 m) tall

Alison Saar /
Fall, 2011 /
cast bronze /
approx. 8 ft (2.4 m) tall

Alison Saar /
Summer, 2011 /
cast bronze /
approx. 8 ft (2.4 m) tall

Alison Saar /
Tree Souls, 1994 /
wood with copper cladding /
16 x 21 x 9 ft (487.7 x 640.1 x 274.3 cm)

Alison Saar /
Spring, 2011 /
cast bronze /
approx. 8 ft (2.4 m) tall

Foison and Fallow
L.A. Louver, 2010

Alison Saar /
Spring, 2010 /
mixed media /
55 3/4 x 29 x 1 in. (141.6 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm) /
framed: 61 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (156.2 x 85.1 cm) /
Private collection

Alison Saar /
Sea of Nectar Study, 2010 /
mixed media /
56 x 30 in. (142.2 x 76.2 cm) /
framed: 61 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (156.2 x 85.1 cm)

Alison Saar /
Fallow, 2010 /
mixed media /
55 1/2 x 29 x 1 in. (141 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm) /
framed: 61 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (156.2 x 85.1 cm)

Alison Saar /
Foison, 2010 /
mixed media /
55 3/4 x 29 x 1 in. (141.6 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm) /
framed: 61 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (156.2 x 85.1 cm)

Installation photography /
Alison Saar - Foison and Fallow

Hither
L.A. Louver, 2008

Alison Saar /
Bareroot, 2007 /
wood, bronze, ceiling tin and tar /
17 x 81 x 48 inches (43.2 x 205.7 x 121.9 cm) /
Private collection

Alison Saar /
Equinox Study, 2008 /
mixed media on paper /
67 1/2 x 37 in. (171.5 x 94 cm)

Alison Saar /
Brood, 2008 /
found children's chairs, Fiberglass & bronze /
98 x 20 x 20 in. (approx) /
Private collection

Alison Saar /
Sea of Nectar, 2008 /
wood, ceiling tin, bronze & tar /
68 x 24 x 32 in (172.72 x 60.9 x 81.3 cm) (approx)

Alison Saar /
Hither, 2008 /
wood, copper, tar & paint /
64 x 16 x 14 in (162.5 x 40.6 x 35.5 cm) (approx)

Coup
L.A. Louver, 2006

Alison Saar /
Coup, 2006 /
wood, wire, tin & found objects /
Overall: 52 x 168 x 52 in. (132.1 x 426.7 x 132.1 cm)

Alison Saar /
Proclamation, 2006 /
cast bronze /
69 x 31 x 18 in. (175.3 x 78.7 x 45.7 cm)

Alison Saar /
Cache, 2006 /
mixed media (wood, ceiling tin and wire) /
28 x 26 x 90 in. (71.1 x 66 x 228.6 cm) /
Collection of the Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Alison Saar /
Mo'fro, 2006 /
wood, tin & barbed wire /
33 x 21 1/2 x 18 in. (83.8 x 54.6 x 45.7 cm) /
Private collection

Alison Saar /
Mirror Mirror (Mullata Seeking Inner Negress), 2006 /
wood, copper, tin & bronze /
57 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 16 in. (146.1 x 41.9 x 40.6 cm) /
Private collection

Alison Saar /
Tango, 2005 /
wood, ceiling tin, wire, lead and tar /
36 x 24 x 9 in. (91.4 x 61 x 22.9 cm) /
Private collection

Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial
122nd and Frederick Douglass Ave, New York, NY 2006

Alison Saar /
Harriett Tubman Maquette, 2007 /
cast bronze /
22 1/4 x 24 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (56.5 x 62.2 x 34.3 cm) /
Edition 4 of 9 /
Private collection

Alison Saar /
Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial /
122nd and Frederick Douglass Ave. /
Commissioned by the City of New York /
13'x21'x9' (with base)

Alison Saar /
Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial (detail) /
122nd and Frederick Douglass Ave. /
Commissioned by the City of New York /
13'x21'x9' (with base)

Bio

1956 Born, Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Education:
1978 BA, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
1981 MFA, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA

biography

Photo: Paul O'Connor

Current exhibitions

No Mask is Wholly a Mask

14 Sep - 16 Oct 2021

Gallery exhibition

Alison Saar
Mirror Mirror

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Washington State University
Pullman, WA
7 Sep 2021 - 12 Mar 2022

Museum exhibition

Call & Response
Collecting African American Art

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
Utica, NY
19 Jun - 28 Nov 2021

Museum exhibition

Lives that Bind
a restorative justice installation

Santa Monica City Services Building, City Hall East
Santa Monica, CA
14 Jan 2021

Public commission

Alison Saar
Of Aether and Earthe

Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College
Claremont, CA
1 Sep 2020 - 19 Dec 2021

Museum exhibition

Upcoming exhibitions

Seen<em>UN</em>seen: Curated by Alison Saar

SeenUNseen
Curated by Alison Saar

2 Nov 2021 - 9 Jan 2022

Gallery exhibition

Picturing Motherhood Now

Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, OH
16 Oct 2021 - 13 Mar 2022

Museum exhibition

Supernatural America
The Paranormal in American Art

Speed Art Museum
Louisville, KY
7 Oct 2021 - 2 Jan 2022

Museum exhibition

Selected L.A. Louver exhibitions

view past exhibitions

Alison Saar
Syncopation

29 Jan - 29 Feb 2020

Gallery exhibition

Alison Saar
Topsy Turvy

28 Mar - 25 May 2018

Gallery exhibition

Alison Saar
Silt, Soot and Smut

25 May - 1 Jul 2016

Gallery exhibition

Alison Saar
Slough

3 Sep - 5 Oct 2013

Gallery exhibition

Selected museum exhibitions

view past exhibitions

Alison Saar
Printmaker

Tandem Press Gallery, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, WI
25 Mar - 6 Apr 2019

Museum exhibition

Like Life
Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300-Now)

The Met Breuer
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
21 Mar - 22 Jul 2018

Museum exhibition

2018 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts

The American Academy of Arts & Letters
New York, NY
8 Mar - 8 Apr 2018

Museum exhibition

Alison Saar

Harvey B. Gantt Center
Charlotte, NC
29 Jan - 9 Jul 2017

Museum exhibition

Publications

Alison Saar: Recipes for Trouble

30 pages, 13 color illustrations
Spiral bound, softcover
6 x 5 in. (15.2 x 12.7 cm)

Alison Saar E-Catalogue
L.A. Louver, Venice, CA

25 May - 1 Jul 2016

Video

Selected articles

Schulz, Mike. "Heavy Ideas with Elements of Play: "Alison Saar: STILL..." at the Figge Art Museum,"
River Cities Reader, 1 Feb 2013.
full article, PDF

Pitts, Gregg Angaza. "Alison Sarr,"
Artillery, Nov/Dec 2012: 48.
full article, PDF

Ollman, Leah. "Alison Saar,"
Art in America, 14 Nov 2012.
full article, PDF

Roach, Hadley. "Thread to the World: Alison Saar"
Bomblog, 17 Nov 2011.
full article, PDF

Ollman, Leah. "Alison Saar gives her sculptures an inner life."
Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar 2011.
full article, PDF

Altman, Rebekah. "Identity in the Balance. The Iconic Works of Alison Saar."
Santa Barbara Seasons. Fall 2009.
full article, PDF

Clark, Erin. "Thinking Out Loud. Alison Saar."
Artworks Magazine, Winter 2008.
full article, PDF

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