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By Carole Dixon

The exhibition pulls together this unique group of artists focusing on the symbiotic relationship with their environment, fostering a deeper understanding around ineffable forces of nature and the multitude of ways that artists merge with and draw inspiration from the land. Featuring painting, drawing, sculpture and installation alongside a rotating selection of video works, highlighting how artists use organic materials, found objects and elemental forces to engage in an ongoing dialogue with the natural world.

By Victoria Valentine

WITH HER CENTENNIAL ON THE HORIZON, Betye Saar formed a scholarly committee charged with “preserving, interpreting, and advancing” her artistic legacy, stewarding her vast body of work, and supporting access to her extensive archive for future generations. The Betye Saar Legacy Group includes nine international curators whose longstanding engagement with the artist has yielded exhibitions, publications, and expert insight into her practice and process.

A newly established curatorial group—initiated by Betye Saar in collaboration with Roberts Projects—will serve as a scholarly committee dedicated to preserving, interpreting and advancing Saar’s profound artistic legacy. Working closely with the artist, her studio and her longtime gallery, the Betye Saar Legacy Group will provide expert guidance on Saar’s decades-long practice and her impact on contemporary art history.

by Alex Greenberger

In February, nine curators received handwritten letters from the artist Betye Saar, who tomorrow turns 99. A legendary artist known for her assemblages attesting to histories of racism and survival in the face of it, Saar thanked the curators for their engagement with her work, then asked if they would help her look forward by helping create a “resource for future generations—curators, researchers, writers, and art historians—helping them connect with the heart of my practice.”