![]() ![]() ![]() A new expansive book conceived as a companion to this exhibition compiles hundreds of important texts from the era reflecting on the influence and power of Black art. In 2017-2019, the landmark traveling exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, shone a light on Black artists from the early 60s to the early 80s. Along with Saar, artists likeNorman Lewis, John Outterbridge, Noah Purifoy, and Lorraine O’Grady created provocative, distinctive works of painting, photography, sculpture, and performance art that embodied the ethos of the movement. Visual art, along with music, literature, and fashion, was at the vanguard of this historic cultural shift. In the ‘60s and ‘70s the Black Power movement and the radial voices that led it profoundly transformed America’s cultural landscape. Saar was part of a cohort of artists responding to and amplifying the ethos of the Black Power movement. ![]() ![]() The work, in which Saar set out to turn racist imagery into an African American heroine, became an icon of the Black women’s movement and, nearly 50 years later, is still renowned for its radicality and inventiveness. ![]()
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