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Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

Saar, Betye
Agustsson, Sóla Saar
Lerman-Tan, Yinshi

Hardcover

American Art - African American & BlackGeneral ArtIndividual Artists

Publisher Price: $29.95

ISBN10: 1646570421
ISBN13: 9781646570423
Publisher: Huntington Library Press
Published: Apr 1 2025
Pages: 96
Weight: 1.95
Height: 0.63 Width: 11.26 Depth: 9.45
Language: English

Luminous and tranquil, Saar's newest installation uses natural objects and materials to take the viewer on a spiritual journey

This volume features the Huntington Library and Museum's commissioned site-specific installation Drifting toward Twilight (2023) by Betye Saar (born 1926). A solitary canoe drifts on a bed of brambles, illuminated by a cool neon glow. Inside, three passengers are transported to a mystical destination by two otherworldly beings. Guided by the dawn, the dusk and the phases of the moon, they transition from one cosmic reality to another. Part dreamscape and part altar, Drifting toward Twilight conjures journeys and the constant cycles of the natural world. Like cards pulled from a tarot deck, each object inside takes on a symbolic power: a monumental canoe, birdcages, antlers and plant material harvested from the Huntington's grounds. This richly illustrated companion book includes a preface and a 1973 interview with the artist by author and longtime friend Ishmael Reed. Other contributions include a profile by Hilton Als and a new interview with the artist by Sóla Saar Agustsson, her granddaughter.

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