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Artist
Lynda Benglis
b. 1941, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA · American · Based in New York, USA; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Ahmedabad, India
- BFA, Newcomb College, Tulane University (1964)
- Poured Latex Sculpture
- Polyurethane Foam
- Cast Bronze
- Ceramics
- Knots
Lynda Benglis developed a radically material practice from poured latex, polyurethane foam, wax, metal and video. Her sculptures challenged Minimalism’s rigid geometry through fluidity, color and bodily process.
Sculpture; video; painting
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Lynda Benglis in "Boundaries" - Season 6 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21
Art2113 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Whitney Focus presents Lynda Benglis
Whitney Museum of American ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1969Contraband
- 1969/1975Quartered Meteor
- 1970For Carl Andre
- 1970Wing
- 1971Phantom
- 1974Smile
- 1973Female Sensibility
- 1973Now
- 1970sKnots
- 1970sLagniappe
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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