Topsy Turvy
In the Media: New Work by Alison Saar ’78 Reviewed in the LA Times
“Topsy Turvy,” an exhibition of new work by Scripps alumna and artist Alison Saar ’78,聽garnered high praise from the聽Los Angeles Times. In depicting Topsy, a slave girl character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s聽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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Alison Saar ’78 Presents an Exhibition of New Work
Scripps alum Alison Saar ’78 opened聽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芒鈧�渆ra novel聽Uncle聽Tom’s Cabin,聽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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