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Something Blue brings together a selection of artworks by Betye Saar from 1983 to 2018. All of the works on view feature the color blue as a means to explore such concepts as magic, voodoo, and the occult. In her new assemblages dating from 2018, Saar revisits the holistic inclusion of various religious objects, totems, talismans, and charms in the materiality and temporality of her work. This focus on the mystic shares space with her familiar motifs including derogatory black collectibles, outlines of her hand, and personal and familial objects.         

Betye Saar Shrine of Forgotten Memories, 2018 Mixed media assemblage 21 x 16 x 13 in (53.3 x 40.6 x 33.0 cm)

Betye Saar
Shrine of Forgotten Memories, 2018
Mixed media assemblage
21 x 16 x 13 in (53.3 x 40.6 x 33.0 cm)

Betye Saar Blue Window of the Mystic Palms, 2018 Mixed media assemblage 30 x 14.5 x 1 in (76.2 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm)

Betye Saar
Blue Window of the Mystic Palms, 2018
Mixed media assemblage
30 x 14.5 x 1 in (76.2 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm)

Betye Saar La Cruz Indigo, 2018 Mixed media assemblage 12.25 x 12 x 6.5 in (31.1 x 30.5 x 16.5 cm)

Betye Saar
La Cruz Indigo, 2018
Mixed media assemblage
12.25 x 12 x 6.5 in (31.1 x 30.5 x 16.5 cm)

Betye Saar Blue Reliquary, 2018 Mixed media assemblage 14 x 10 x 3 in (35.6 x 25.4 x 7.6 cm)

Betye Saar
Blue Reliquary, 2018
Mixed media assemblage
14 x 10 x 3 in (35.6 x 25.4 x 7.6 cm)

Betye Saar High Stakes, 2018 Mixed media assemblage 21 x 16 x 13 in (53.3 x 40.6 x 33.0 cm)

Betye Saar
High Stakes, 2018
Mixed media assemblage
21 x 16 x 13 in (53.3 x 40.6 x 33.0 cm)

Betye Saar Indigo Illusions, 1991 Mixed media assemblage with neon 17.5 x 11.5 x 5 in (44.45 x 29.21 x 12.7 cm)

Betye Saar
Indigo Illusions, 1991
Mixed media assemblage with neon
17.5 x 11.5 x 5 in (44.45 x 29.21 x 12.7 cm)

Betye Saar Lucky, 1990 Serigraph on rice paper 30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

Betye Saar
Lucky, 1990
Serigraph on rice paper
30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

Betye Saar Lost Dimensions of Time, 1988 Mixed media collage 14.25 x 7.5 x 1 in (36.2 x 19.1 x 2.5 cm)

Betye Saar
Lost Dimensions of Time, 1988
Mixed media collage
14.25 x 7.5 x 1 in (36.2 x 19.1 x 2.5 cm)

Betye Saar L.A. Sky with Spinning Hearts, 1987 Offset lithograph with collage 24.38 x 29.38 in (61.9 x 74.6 cm)

Betye Saar
L.A. Sky with Spinning Hearts, 1987
Offset lithograph with collage
24.38 x 29.38 in (61.9 x 74.6 cm)

Betye Saar Savage Mystery, 1986 Mixed media collage 20.25 x 19.5 in (51.4 x 49.5 cm)

Betye Saar
Savage Mystery, 1986
Mixed media collage
20.25 x 19.5 in (51.4 x 49.5 cm)

Betye Saar Memory Window for Anastacia, 1994 Mixed media assemblage 38 x 19 x 2 in (96.5 x 48.3 x 5.1 cm)

Betye Saar
Memory Window for Anastacia, 1994
Mixed media assemblage
38 x 19 x 2 in (96.5 x 48.3 x 5.1 cm)

Betye Saar Evening in Paris, 2010 Mixed media assemblage 15.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 in (39.4 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm)

Betye Saar
Evening in Paris, 2010
Mixed media assemblage
15.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 in (39.4 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm)