Alison Saar, Maria Antelman

<p>Episode No. 483 features artists <strong>Alison Saar</strong> and <strong>Maria Antelman.</strong></p> <p>The <a href= "https://www.pomona.edu/museum/exhibitions/2020/alison-saar">Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College</a> in Claremont, Calif. and the <a href="https://www.armoryarts.org/exhibitions/2020/saar/">Armory Center for the Arts</a> in Pasadena, Calif. are presenting "Alison Saar: Of Aether and Earthe" through May 16. The exhibition, which was curated by Rebecca McGrew and Irene Tsatsos, surveys Saar's work related to myths and hidden histories and archetypes. Neither institution is presently open due to the pandemic; the shows are currently scheduled to remain installed through May 16. The catalogue for the exhibition was published by the Benton. <a href= "https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780997930634">Indiebound</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2LhdKrZ">Amazon</a> offer it for about $45.</p> <p>The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento is also presenting Saar's work in <a href= "https://www.crockerart.org/exhibitions/legends-from-los-angeles">"Legends from Los Angeles."</a> The exhibition spotlights the work of Betye, Lezley and Alison Saar. The Crocker is presently closed due to the pandemic; "Legends" is scheduled to be on view through August 15.</p> <p>On the second segment, <a href= "https://mariaantelman.org/">Maria Antelman</a> discusses her work on the occasion of <a href= "https://www.bemiscenter.org/exhibitions/maria-antelman-soft-interface"> "Soft Interface"</a> at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha. The exhibition was curated by Rachel Adams and will remain on view through April 24. Antelman was also selected for the Museum of Modern Art's <a href= "https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/455">New Photography 2020</a>, which was (and is) presented digitally due to the pandemic. Antelman's pictures, sculptures and video installations explore the relationship between the body and stone, flesh and mineral, past and present and geologic time and human temporality. Antelman has been the