{"id":7189,"date":"2026-06-21T09:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/?p=7189"},"modified":"2026-06-21T10:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:07:18","slug":"alison-saars-torch-song-at-obama-presidential-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/alison-saars-torch-song-at-obama-presidential-center","title":{"rendered":"Alison Saar&#8217;s\u00a0Torch Song\u00a0at Obama Presidential Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a3986e8de3cc&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3986e8e2737&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3986e8e2737\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" 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--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"7190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/alison-saar-torch-song-obama-1-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"Torch Song, 2026, now on view at the Obama Presidential Center. 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Photo courtesy of Alison Saar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Juneteenth, L.A. Louver is proud to announce that Los Angeles artist Alison Saar has debuted a new sculpture commissioned by the Obama Presidential Center, which opened this week in Chicago. Saar is one of 30 artists selected to create and contribute site-specific works for the nearly 20-acre campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSaar\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Torch Song<\/em>&nbsp;is a towering cast bronze figure inspired by the Statue of Liberty and embodies the soul of Chicago\u2019s blues heritage. As the bronze figure raises a gilded flame in song, she becomes a beacon of resistance and truth, igniting viewers to challenge the status quo and expose injustice,\u201d according to the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Torch Song<\/em>&nbsp;can be viewed in the Women\u2019s Garden on the center's outdoor grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alison Saar works primarily in multimedia sculpture, installation, and printmaking, utilizing layered references to history, literature, and mythology to recount stories about Black life past and present. 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