Alison Saar (RAiR 1985-86)

Alison Saar Soul Service Station was recently on display at Desert X in Coachella Valley.

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Galerie Lelong, Paris presents “Sweet Life”, the first solo exhibition in Europe by Alison Saar, whose poetic yet critical approach explores the complex history of sugar cane in America and its links to Africa and Europe.

May 15 – July 1, 2025

Galerie Lelong & Co., Paris, France

Soul Service Station, installed as part of Desert X in the Coachella Valley, re-imagines a sculptural intervention Saar created in 1986 in Roswell, New Mexico. Drawing inspiration from gas stations that have populated the American West, including the Coachella Valley, Saar’s station offers more than practical services; it provides fuel for the soul. She invites weary travelers to get “their blues flushed, spirits inflated, hearts charged, and souls filled.”

The original Soul Service Station in the RAiR Collection at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, created by Alison Saar in 1986.