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Senga Nengudi

R.S.V.P. Reverie-O

2014

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Senga Nengudi

R.S.V.P. Reverie-O

2014

Physical Qualities Nylon mesh, magnets, found objects, and sand, 73 1/2 × 40 × 147 in. (186.7 × 101.6 × 373.4 cm.)
Credit Line Purchase with exchange funds from the Pearlstone Family Fund and partial gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Object Number 2018.107
“Traditionally, pantyhose is worn in stressful situations: at a party, a job interview, a meeting. I’ve incorporated used pantyhose from friends and thrift stores for this very reason—because they contain a residue of energy of stress left over from the person that had worn them before.” —Senga Nengudi, 2014
Head Back and High: Senga Nengudi, Performance Objects (1976-2015)

Every Day: Selections from the Collection
Hauser, Wirth & Schimmel, "Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947-2016," March 13-Sept. 4, 2016, pp. 66 - 67 (illustrated in color).

Artist

Senga Nengudi

1942–2000

born Chicago, IL 1943
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