Betye Saar Participating in Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power

Roberts & Tilton is pleased announce Betye Saar’s participation in Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power at Tate Modern. Spanning the period 1963-83, the exhibition explores how the category ‘Black Art’ was defined, rejected and redefined by artists across the United States. Most of the works will be on display in the UK for the first time and the Tate Modern exhibition will shine a bright light on the vital contribution of black artists to a crucial period in American art.  Betye Saar will be represented with iconic historical assemblage works in addition to an abridged installation of her 1973 California State University, Los Angeles exhibition.  A fully illustrated catalogue published by Tate/D.A.P. accompanies the exhibition.  Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power is curated by Mark Godfrey and Zoe Whitley, with assistant curator Priyesh Mistry. Following its presentation at Tate Modern, the exhibition will travel to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas (February 2 – April 23, 2018) and the Brooklyn Museum, New York (September 7, 2018 – February 3, 2019).  Image (front/back): Betye Saar House of the Head, 1971, mixed media assemblage, 40 x 20 x 3 in (101.6 x 50.8 x 7.6 cm) Private Collection, Los Angeles, courtesy of the Artist and Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, California. © Betye Saar. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer.