Alison Saar’s new paintings and sculptures at LA Louver in Venice, CA, (on view through May 12, 2018) speak of a strength derived from a bitter harvest.
The exhibition is called “Topsy Turvy,” and the figures reference Topsy, a character in Harriett Beecher Stowe’s great abolitionist novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
Topsy, as described by Stowe, had wooly hair that was braided into little tails that went every which way. Topsy is labelled a bundle of energy, and a mischievous, bad child, who has n…
