Lynda Benglis, “HILLS AND CLOUDS” (2014), cast polyurethane with phosphorescence and stainless steel

In the 11-foot-tall sculpture “HILLS AND CLOUDS” (2014), cast polyurethane rises up off the ground, dripping down the sides of stainless steel support beams. Smaller works of the same nature surround the centerpiece, like satellites or clouds. Protruding from the wall, the smaller works are intrinsically linked in their shape to the physical gestures that created them. Almost spectrally, the artist’s body is omnipresent in the space surrounding the work, effectively activating the environment in which the works are exhibited — like an energy grid, its currents flowing and jumping from one satellite sculpture to the next, providing the centerpiece with the momentum to grow upwards.

— in Michael Valinsky, “The Frozen Gestures of Lynda Benglis”, Hyperallergic, 8/12/2017

Lynda Benglis THETIS, 2017 Cast pigmented polyurethane 51 x 35 x 17 inches Artwork: © Lynda Benglis/Licensed by VAGA, New York

Lynda Benglis CALYPSO, 2017 Cast pigmented polyurethane 41 x 28 x 15 inches Artwork: © Lynda Benglis/Licensed by VAGA, New York

Lynda Benglis ANTHEIA, 2017 Cast pigmented polyurethane 51 x 35 x 17 inches Artwork: © Lynda Benglis/Licensed by VAGA, New York

LYNDA BENGLIS
October 26 — December 16, 2017
Los Angeles
@ BLUM & POE