Six Decades of Betye Saar’s Artistry
By Wim Langedijk for HURS
Six Decades of Betye Saar’s Artistry
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Private View: Betye Saar
American artist Betye Saar spent more than six decades transforming found objects into powerful meditations on race, memory, spirituality, and identity, becoming a defining voice of the Black Arts Movement. Following her passing at 99, an excerpt from Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight offers an intimate portrait of the artist beyond her public legacy, exploring the humanity, family life, and quiet philosophy that shaped her work. Meanwhile, Let's Get It On: The Wearable Art of Betye Saar is on view at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles through August 22nd.
NOWNESS
After redefining modern British dining at Polpetto and Sessions Arts Club, chef Florence Knight has opened her first solo restaurant, Lunette. Perched atop London's St. Clement Hotel, the intimate 30-seat space showcases her signature precision through seasonal tasting menus that balance restraint with bold flavor. From smoked eel-filled pomme soufflé to pork loin with fig and anchovy Cinsaut sauce, Lunette reflects Knight's confident vision: refined cooking designed to feel generous and deeply personal.
HOW TO SPEND IT
Barbara Rubin was far more than the teenage filmmaker behind the provocative 1965 underground classic Christmas on Earth. A catalyst for New York's avant-garde, she connected figures including Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, and the Velvet Underground, helping shape the city's experimental arts scene. The New York Times revisits Rubin's extraordinary, unconventional life, tracing her journey from radical filmmaker to Orthodox Jewish mother before her death at just 35.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
This essay by Annie Joy Williams argues that the viral Alex Cooper-Alix Earle feud reveals more than influencer drama: it reflects a shift in how female ambition is perceived online. Where the "girlboss" era celebrated women openly pursuing power, today's internet appears to favor effortless success over visible hustle. The piece suggests Gen Z increasingly embraces relatability and soft influence, while viewing overt ambition with suspicion, highlighting the ever-changing standards women face in public life.
THE ATLANTIC
Award-winning writer Rachel Aviv revisits six of her most acclaimed stories in her book, You Won't Get Free of It, reframing them through the intricate dynamics between mothers and daughters. Written after becoming a parent herself, the collection reveals how motherhood reshaped her perspective, bringing overlooked emotional currents into focus. The result is a compassionate exploration of identity, memory, psychological complexity, and the enduring bonds that resist easy interpretation.