Betye Saar. Still Tickin'

The American artist Betye Saar (Los Angeles, 1926) is among the most prominent artists of her generation. Since the 1960s she has gained a reputation for feminist work that reflects on African American identity, spirituality and the connectedness between different cultures. 

This retrospective is Betye Saar’s first museum solo in Europe. The artist has structured a probing exhibition which features older and more recent pieces, works on paper, sculptures, and a number of specially-constructed installations. Saar’s work, which covers six decades, is displayed according to three central themes: nostalgia and memory; mysticism and ritual; and political and racial representation.