Lets Get It On: The Wearable Art of Betye Saar [MEe2sA2fKj1]
"Let's Get It On: The Wearable Art of Betye Saar," on view at the Neubauer Collegium from Jan. 30 to April 27, 2025, offered the first sustained look at a pivotal moment in Saar’s career, when a visit to Chicago’s Field Museum in 1974 transformed the way she conceived of herself as an artist. A display of more than 60 objects — including a ceremonial robe from Cameroon, costumes and jewelry designed by Saar, drawings, photos, archival materials, and more — cast new light on the way Saar’s early career in costume design informed her pioneering work in assemblage and installation. In this short video, Collegium Curator Dieter Roelstraete introduces the artist and the exhibition. Video by BOB.