Alison Saar SC ’78 is one of five artists featured in The Benton’s latest exhibit, “Black Ecologies in Contemporary American Art.” While Saar is just one piece of this show, she stands as a leader of the cultural canon of the Claremont Colleges, continuing the efforts of her family and mentors to uplift Black art at the 5Cs and beyond.
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OPINION: Georg Kolbe’s ‘Young Woman’ has revolutionary potential apart from its problematic past
The Scripps community should find a way to reimagine Georg Kolbe’s statue “Young Woman” in a way that disarms the dangerous Aryan supremacist ideology it represents and truly empowers all women, writes guest columnist Arianne Ohara PZ ’25.
OPINION: Nazi associations of Scripps statue call into question college’s commitments to inclusivity
The Nazi ties of Georg Kolbe, 20th century German sculptor whose statue “Young Woman” is on display at Scripps’ Tiernan Field House, require the college to re-evaluate the prominent position afforded to the statue in light of its stated commitment to inclusivity and tolerance, argues guest columnist Lily Dunkin SC ’24.