Alison Saar: Lighthouse/Lightning Rod

27 Sep 2012

With her current solo exhibition at the Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College, her inclusion in the group show “Body Double” at the Frederick Meijer Sculpture Park, and not to mention her candidacy for the ArtPrize, one wonders how Alison Saar manages it all!

To top all that off, she has been commissioned by choreographer, Garth Fagan and musician, Wynton Marsalis to create scenic designs for their collaborative production, “Lighthouse/Lightning Rod,” which premiers tonight at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). 

To provide a sense of these sets, here are a few studio shots of the pieces in progress: