Put-ons and take-offs: Lynda Benglis, feminism and.
A few waves of feminism later: Benglis’s strap-on reverberates with more humor and less shock. In the 40 years since, culture has absorbed so many transgressed images that this ad feels more a.
A pioneer of a form of abstraction in which each work is the result of materials in action—poured latex and foam, cinched metal, dripped wax—Lynda Benglis has created sculptures that eschew minimalist reserve in favor of bold colors, sensual lines, and lyrical references to the human body. But her invention of new forms with unorthodox techniques also displays a reverence for cultural.
At the 2019 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, Pace Gallery will present Echoes, pairing new works by contemporary artists with works by 20th century figures who have impacted the trajectory of art history up the present moment.On the occasion of this presentation, Loie Hollowell discusses the work of Lynda Benglis. Both artists' work will be on view at our booth in the 2019 edition of Art.
Curated by Caroline Hancock and Judith TannenbaumA selection of Lynda Benglis’s work—from her process-oriented poured-latex sculptures and fallen paintings of the 1960s to the videos and pleated gilt sculptures that followed—is being exhibited across four institutions, in as many countries, each iteration with its own curatorial conceit. IMMA’s installation (the artist’s first solo.
Students will discuss the concept of feminism and how it applies to both contemporary art in general and the work of Lynda Benglis. A close reading of Linda Nochlin’s essay “Why have there been no great women artists?,” will also provide students with a greater understanding of feminism through the historical framework of the 1960s and 1970s.
Lynda Benglis was about to turn 33, and she wanted her nude self-portrait to run alongside a feature article about her by Robert Pincus-Witten in the November 1974 issue of Artforum.John Coplans.
Lynda Benglis moved to New York at the apex of Minimalism in the 1960s. Using brightly colored polyurethane foam and incorporating wide-ranging influences, such as Abstract Expressionism, Process Art, Minimalism, Feminist art, geological forms, and ceremonial totems, Benglis developed her instantly recognizable sculptural language of undulating, oozing biomorphic forms.