{"id":1259,"date":"2014-04-18T21:48:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T21:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2014\/04\/18\/alison-saars-solo-exhibition-hothouse-opens-at\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:04:58","slug":"alison-saars-solo-exhibition-hothouse-opens-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/alison-saars-solo-exhibition-hothouse-opens-at","title":{"rendered":"Hothouse opens at the Watts Towers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d3b5d81bfef&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d3b5d81bfef\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"1260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/tumblr_n48xwuoMKC1r7s5hko1_1280-553x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/tumblr_n48xwuoMKC1r7s5hko1_1280-553x1024.jpg 553w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/tumblr_n48xwuoMKC1r7s5hko1_1280-162x300.jpg 162w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/tumblr_n48xwuoMKC1r7s5hko1_1280.jpg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/html\/saar_bio.html\">Alison Saar<\/a>\u2019s solo exhibition <em>Hothouse<\/em> opens at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wattstowers.us\/\">Watts Towers Arts Center<\/a> this Saturday, April 19, and will remain on view at the Noah Purifoy Art Gallery through August 10, 2014. 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