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A closing reception with poetry reading by author Harryette Mullen will take place from 3-5 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full tmblr-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/image-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/image-5.jpeg 448w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/image-5-224x300.jpeg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c<em>50 Proof&nbsp;<\/em>is dealing with that stereotype of the tragic mulatto, and pulls into Obama and this notion, where in the beginning he was not black enough for the black community, and he was definitely not white enough for the white community, and everyone\u2019s trying to make him something other than what he is. It\u2019s this sort of being between two races and between two worlds, and having to feel compelled to align yourself with one or the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I felt that a lot growing up, being very fair-skinned, but really communicating and more involved with my mother\u2019s side of the family - my African American side of the family.\u201d \u2013 Alison Saar<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=AH2vUOEktqo#!\">View Saar\u2019s complete commentary of the works in this exhibition in a video produced by Otis College<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IMAGE: Alison Saar, \u201c50 Proof,\u201d glass, copper, rubber, steel, soap, cotton textiles, enamel basin and water<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow (Saturday, November 17) is the absolute last day to view Alison Saar\u2019s solo exhibition \u201cSTILL\u2026,\u201d on view at the Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College. 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