| Alison Saar and Carrie Mae Weems each discuss their life, work, and artistic practice in new “Meet the Artist” videos from SAAM. |
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Meet the Artist: Alison Saar “The most powerful works are the works that do not dictate what they're about…And that's the beauty…that it's art, that it's not a language. It's not defined by specific words or specific ideas, that it can take you other places.”—Alison Saar In this new video in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s “Meet the Artist” series, sculptor and multimedia artist Alison Saar reflects on her artistic practice, from the collaborative process she develops with her materials to the influence of her family including her children and her parents, artists Betye and Richard Saar. She shares some of the meaning and symbolism behind her work, Rouse, part of the SAAM’s collection, and invites the viewers to find their own meaning in the work. |
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Meet the Artist: Carrie Mae Weems Take a contemplative look into artist Carrie Mae Weems’s upstate New York studio as she discusses the ideas we carry throughout our lives, how she grapples with injustice, and the resolve and compassion she is bringing to her next phase in life and as an artist. Her immersive multimedia installation Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me—A Story in 5 Parts and photographs from her series Constructing History are are now on view in Smithsonian American Art Museum’s exhibition, Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward, Looking Back. |
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum is able to create and share experiences like these thanks to funding from generous supporters like you. Thank you for ensuring that American art is available to all. Donate to support SAAM. |
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These projects received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
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