Lynda Benglis broke from Postminimalist austerity with color, sparkle and sensual surfaces, and this show follows her from a 1972 knotted tube of plaster-covered wire mesh to recent reflective bronzes. The rare 1985 glass pieces, knotted by hand from molten glass with Kevlar gloves, are the surprise. It is a lively, shimmering survey that rewards a Chelsea detour.
What to expect
Wall-mounted pleated works in gold leaf and vaporized metal, paper sculptures stretched over chicken wire, folded ceramics and large bronzes you can walk around. Light and changing reflections are part of the point, so the works shift as you move.
Good to know
- Torkwase Dyson's paintings share the same building
- Pace's David Byrne stairwell drawings run between the building's floors
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Common questions
What years does the show cover?
Works from 1972 through 2024, per Pace.
What is special about the glass works?
They are rarely exhibited sand-cast glass sculptures from 1985 that Benglis bent and knotted while the glass was molten.
