It may be scripted or unscripted, random or orchestrated carefully; spontaneous or may carefully be planned without the participation of the audience. Lynda Benglis (born 1941, Lake Charles, Louisiana) was first recognized in the late sixties with her poured latex and foam works. Lynda Benglis is an American artist best known for her use of poured sculptural forms made from wax, latex, metal, and foam. Benglis admired the gestural style of that older generation of artists, but quickly began to adapt their methods to more extravagant ends. Sep 11, 2014 - The mission of the Brodsky Center is to provide the opportunity for artists who are contributing new narratives to the American cultural mainstream to create new work in print and paper in collaboration with master printers and papermakers. The Windy City Series #5. 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—Benglis has created sculptures that eschew minimalist reserve in favor of bold colors, sensual lines, and lyrical references to the human body. b.1941. Currently she lives and works between New York, Santa Fe, Greece, and India. The situation can involve the four basic elements: space, performer's body/his presence through a medium, time and performer-audience relationship. Performance can be through the media or live and the artist performing can either be present or not. The Aspen Art Museum is a non-collecting institution presenting the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. Lynda Benglis (b. David Bourdon, "Fling, Dribble and Drip," Life, February 27, 1970, 62. 22½ h × 30 w in. We use our own and third-party cookies to personalize your experience and the promotions you see. Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin, exhibited Now (1973) and archived an essay dedicated to Benglis and her work on their website. Lynda Benglis, Tu-Lip, 1967, Purified and pigmented beeswax, damar resin, and gesso on masonite and wood, 30 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches. More provocative still were the racy self-portraits she staged in the early 1970s: advertisements and gallery announcements in which she posed like a pinup or porn star. Now is the most well-known of these works, and made a significant impact on the field of video art and critical theory. Yet it cannot be said that the work is entirely inchoate or formless. View prints by Lynda Benglis on originalprints.com, a worldwide network of dealers specialising in original prints by leading artists. If you would like to reproduce text from a MoMA publication or moma.org, please email [email protected]. She currently lives between New York City; Santa Fe; Kastelorizo, Greece; and Ahmedabad, India. LYNDA BENGLIS: EARLY WORK 1967–1979 October 8–December 3, 2020. (frame). Do you have an artwork by Lynda Benglis that you’re looking to sell? By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Lynda Benglis moved to New York at the apex of Minimalism in the 1960s. These “sexual mockeries,” as Benglis called them, satirized “the art-star system, and the way artists use themselves, their persona, to sell the work.”4, Introduction by Taylor Walsh, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Drawings and Prints, 2016. Lot 145: Lynda Benglis b.1941. Benglis’s work created a perfectly timed retort to the male dominated fusion of painting and sculpture with the advent of Process Art and Minimalism. Washington, DC—In the late 1960s, American artist Lynda Benglis (b. Art Size: 31 1/4 x 24 in. Another viscous material is tested in Benglis’s wax reliefs of the late 1960s. This record is a work in progress. In the late 1960’s the American Art World was as male dominated discourse. May 1–Sept 27, 2015 Synthetic. If you would like to publish text from MoMA’s archival materials, please fill out this permission form and send to [email protected]. All public programs are online only, on-site public tours and events are currently suspended. Lynda Benglis made several video pieces in the 1970s, when she was working at the University of Rochester and could use the school's equipment. View Lynda Benglis’s 345 artworks on artnet. Original artworks, prints, exhibition posters, monographs, books, collectibles. sheet: 1264 by 913 mm 49¾ by 36 in. The lozenges, of medium size, are elegant shapes, with rounded top and bottom edges. We use cookies on this website to make your experience better. As a public health precaution due to COVID-19, all Smithsonian museums are closed temporarily. Lynda Benglis (b. Lynda Benglis is an American artist best known for her use of poured sculptural forms made from wax, latex, metal, and foam. Jan 22–Apr 19, 2009 Whitney Biennial 1981. Works like Female Sensibility and Now (1973) play freely with arousal and submission, and questioned the role of the woman artist at the height of the feminist movement. Whitney Focus presents Lynda Benglis; Exhibitions. Original Signed Artworks & Limited Edition Prints For Sale, United States / female artist / Feminist art / Minimalism / Process Art / Abstract expressionism / Postminimalism / Performance art. Lynda Benglis prints and artworks for sale from leading galleries and print studios. This pursuit of what the artist called “the frozen gesture” continues in her fabric knots—silvered coils of cotton bunting wrapped around a wire armature.3 Victor (1974) gleams with metallic paint, and other knots in the series are flecked with glitter and bright acrylic. She maintains residences in New York City, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Kastellorizo, Greece, and Ahmedabad, India. The American sculptor and visual artist Lynda Benglis set out to challenge this status quo by creating works of art that were feminine, sensuous and body-centric. 1941, Lake Charles, LA) lives and works in New York, NY; Santa Fe, NM; Kastellorizo, Greece; and Ahmedabad, India. Since then, Benglis's endless innovation has made her a critical figure who has bridged and influenced several generations of artists. Our site uses technology that is not supported by your browser, so it may not work correctly. Lynda Benglis (born October 25, 1941) is an American sculptor and visual artist known especially for her wax paintings and poured latex sculptures. Lynda Benglis (b. Biography. Eridanus, titled after a river in Greek mythology, is part of a sculpture series that Benglis began in 1972. Lynda Benglis made several video pieces in the 1970s, when she was working at the University of Rochester and could use the school's equipment. The research for this text was supported by a generous grant from The Modern Women's Fund. 2008 Lynda Benglis As Printmaker: A 30-Year Retrospective of Editions and Monotypes, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati OH Shape Shifters, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia PA . By visiting our website or transacting with us, you agree to this. Discover and source artworks by influential and collectable artists. See more ideas about process art, art, sculpture art. Jun 14, 2014 - Explore Debbie Michaels's board "Lynda Benglis" on Pinterest. Lynda Benglis. 1941) Lagniappe II signed, numbered and dated 'BENGLIS 1979 12/16' (on the reverse) cast pigmented paper, acrylic, gold leaf and polypropylene 47 ½ x 22 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. Monotype printed in colors, 1987, signed in pencil and dated on the recto, inscribed '#5' in ink on the verso, on buff wove paper, published by Landfall Press Inc., Chicago, and with their inkstamp on the verso, framed. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. For access to motion picture film stills please contact the Film Study Center. Alongside peers like Eva Hesse, Alan Saret, and Richard Serra, she allowed the process of making to dictate the shape of her finished works, wielding pliant matter that “can and will take its own form.”2. 2007 North South East West Elevation (Study for Sculpture). Lynda Benglis first came to art world attention in the late 1960s with tactile, sensual works that were strikingly different from the period’s prevailing Minimalism. For licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders. Motion picture film stills or motion picture footage from films in MoMA’s Film Collection cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala. She maintains residences in New York City, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Kastellorizo, Greece, and Ahmedabad, India. Artwork constitutes actions of a group or an individual at a particular time and space. Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin, exhibited Now and archived an essay dedicated to Benglis and her work on their website. Currently she lives and works between New York, Santa Fe, Greece, and India. If you are looking for a particular piece by Lynda Benglis, tell us what it is and we will match it to our database of sellers. Asked to summarize her artistic ambitions in the 1960s, Lynda Benglis replied, “I wasn’t breaking away from painting but trying to redefine what it was.”1 She was raised in Louisiana and moved to New York in 1964, where she trained as a painter in the Abstract Expressionist vein. framed: 1400 by 1055 mm 55⅛ by 41½ in Benglis was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on October 25, 1941. Send us the details and your net price and we will match it to our database of collectors. Our innovative and timely exhibitions, education and public programs, immersive activities, and community happenings actively engage audiences in thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society. An abstract lithograph with gold leaf on black hand tinted paper by Lynda Benglis. (sheet), 23 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. See more ideas about artist, art, contemporary art. "Interview: Lynda Benglis," Ocular 4:2 (Summer 1979): 32. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Information from Wikipedia, made available under the, Artist, Photographer, Sculptor, Video Artist, Information from Getty’s Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Lynda Benglis was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1941 and graduated from Newcomb College with a BFA in 1964. Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge ‘79/100 Lynda Benglis '79’. More information is also available about the film collection and the Circulating Film and Video Library. 1941) expanded the boundaries traditionally assigned to media and gender with her bold, physical, and tactile works. estimate: $700–900. Lynda Benglis was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1941 and graduated from Newcomb College with a BFA in 1964. To find out more, including which third-party cookies we place and how to manage cookies, see our privacy policy. First recognized in the late 1960s for her poured latex and foam works, Benglis created work that was a perfectly timed retort to the male-dominated fusion of painting and sculpture with the advent of Process Art and Minimalism. Lynda Benglis is an American sculptor and visual artist known especially for her wax paintings and poured latex sculptures. Executed in 1979. Description: LYNDA BENGLIS (b. For this project, Benglis smeared paint across the gallery floor, while infusing the feminist conversation into the art, with the work depicting the depravity of the fallen woman. Feb 19–Apr 3, 1977 Whitney Biennial 1973. Moving away from using canvass, she created works of art directly on the floor, as seen through Fallen Painting. View Lynda Benglis’s 345 artworks on artnet. In Blatt and other similar works from 1969, she extended Jackson Pollock’s famed drip technique into three dimensions, spilling liquid rubber directly onto the floor. Employing a broad range of materials in acid hues, her best-known works record the behavior of a fluid substance in action. 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. 1941, Lake Charles, Louisiana) is recognised for an oeuvre that has consistently challenged art-historical and technical conventions while treading new and experimental ground. All requests to license audio or video footage produced by MoMA should be addressed to Scala Archives at [email protected]. 1979, lithograph in colors. Send us the details and your net price and we will match it to our database of collectors. Bibliography: Lynda Benglis and Richard Marshall, Linda Benglis (NY: Cheim & Reid, 2004); Anna C. Chave, Lynda Benglis: Everything Flows: 1980-2013 (Philadelphia: Locks Gallery, 2013); Martin Friedman, Up Against the Wall with Lynda Benglis ((Art in America, Dec. 2009, pp. Benglis’ early sculptures were unique in their use of organic imagery, first with the use of beeswax, and later on polyurethane, gold leaf and zinc aluminum. (120.7 x 57.8 x 29.8 cm.) That cosmetic finish—all spangle and flash—recalls the decorative arts, and mars pure abstraction with jarring materials that connote the lowbrow and the feminine. Lynda Benglis (born October 25, 1941) is an American sculptor and visual artist known especially for her wax paintings and poured latex sculptures. Original Signed Artworks & Limited Edition Prints For Sale. She maintains residences in New York City, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Kastellorizo, Greece, and Ahmedabad, India. In the late 1960’s the American Art World was as male dominated discourse. By visiting our website or transacting with us, you agree to this. Lynda Benglis (born October 25, 1941) is an American sculptor and visual artist known especially for her wax paintings and poured latex sculptures. Provenance: Landfall Press, Chicago | James W. Hyams Collection View our Privacy policy And our Terms of Service. Jan 20–Apr 12, 1981 Whitney Biennial 1977. Blatt's dayglo swirls retain a look of barely arrested motion, their colors gelled into a kind of psychedelic carpet. America Is Hard to See. This work is number 12 from an series of … This work is number 79 from the edition of 100 published by Landfall Press, Chicago. Driven by an inventive and interrogative approach to both … Robert Pincus-Witten, “Lynda Benglis: The Frozen Gesture,” Artforum 8:3 (November 1974): 54-59. Feb 11, 2015 - Explore Tira Walsh's board "Lynda Benglis", followed by 564 people on Pinterest. Ortuzar Projects and Cheim & Read are pleased to present Lynda Benglis: Early Work 1967-1979.Across three spaces in uptown and downtown Manhattan, this major exhibition includes significant work from the artist’s first decade in the city that proved crucial to the development of her practice. In Embryo II (1967), layers of molten beeswax cling to a Masonite board, hardened into ridges and furrows in a spectrum of pastel hues. She is Greek-American. Benglis’s interest in gendered stereotypes extends to her pioneering videos. If you have additional information or spotted an error, please send feedback to [email protected]. If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA’s collection, or an image of a MoMA publication or archival material (including installation views, checklists, and press releases), please contact Art Resource (publication in North America) or Scala Archives (publication in all other geographic locations). Lynda Benglis NIGHT SHERBET A, 1968 Pigmented polyurethane foam 5 x 48 x 60 1/2 inches 12.7 x 121.9 x 153.7 centimeters The American sculptor and visual artist Lynda Benglis set out to challenge this status quo by creating works of art that were feminine, sensuous and body-centric. Frame Size: 36 5/8 x 31 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. Now is the most well-known of these works, and made a significant impact on the field of video art and critical theory. Benglis invented a new format with her celebrated “pours,” which resembled paintings but came off the wall to occupy the space of sculpture. Rejecting vertical orientation—as well as canvas, stretcher, and brush—the "pours" push conventions of easel painting to the point of near collapse. Since then, Benglis’s endless innovation has made her a critical figure who has bridged and influenced several generations of artists. Katy Siegel, ed., High Times Hard Times: New York Painting 1967–75 (New York: Independent Curators International, 2006), 131. 1941): GOLDEN ROD ; AND ROCKET Two c-prints with gold leaf, 2002-2003, both signed, titled, dated and numbered 1/3 on the reverse, with label from Vivian Horan Fine Art, NY. Lynda Benglis (born October 25, 1941) is an American sculptor and visual artist known especially for her wax paintings and poured latex sculptures. Lynda Benglis, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; travelled to: Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin; Museum le Consortium, Dijon Lynda Benglis: New Work, Cheim & Read, New York NY . This is the case of Lynda Benglis, an artist who found new methods to create beautiful sculptures and who made a strong statement as a feminist in art history. Both 16 x 20 in. Do you have an artwork by Lynda Benglis that you’re looking to sell? Although Benglis is best known as a sculptor, she has made over 60 original prints and monotypes. 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