Members Preview: Senga Nengudi

Henry members are invited to join us to celebrate the opening of our summer season and the exhibition Senga Nengudi: Improvisational Gestures.

This exhibition surveys the sculpture, performance, video, and related work of American artist Senga Nengudi (born 1943). Working in Los Angeles in the 1970s, Nengudi developed a singular style melding the body in movement with the use of common, everyday materials in a series of collaborative performances. Nengudi is perhaps best known for her abstract sculpture, particularly her biomorphic nylon mesh series R.S.V.P. (1975 to the present). These sculptures are made from pantyhose that the artist stretches, twists, knots, and fills with sand and other found materials, evoking the elasticity and durability of the human body.

Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served, followed by remarks at 6:30 pm, and a short performance with one of the R.S.V.P sculptures at 6:45. Ms. Nengudi will be present.

CREDITS

Senga Nengudi: Improvisational Gestures is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Gallery of Contemporary Art. The presentation at the Henry is organized by Nina Bozicnik, Assistant Curator, with support from 4Culture, ArtsFund, and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.

ADMISSION

This is a private event for Henry members.

RSVP to Stephanie Wilkes at rsvp@henryart.org by July 12.

ACCESS

This event is private.

ACCESSIBILITY

Henry Art Gallery is accessible to all visitors. Please notify the staff of any special needs or concerns when planning to attend this event.

Senga Nengudi’s nylon R.S.V.P. sculptures activated by Nengudi and Maren Hassinger in Performance Piece at the Pearl C. Wood Gallery, Los Angeles, 1977. Image courtesy of the artist and Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver. Photo: Harmon Outlaw, Pearl C. Wood Gallery, Los Angeles.

Members Preview: Senga Nengudi

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