Bounty, Amber Waves, Fruited Plane

The titles of these three identical sources that form part of a single work (Bounty, Amber Waves and Fruited Plane) refer to the patriotic idea of the natural abundance of states. The last two are taken from the lyrics of the anthem "America the Beautiful".

About this sculpture, Lynda Benglis has said: "Water is abundant and plentiful. I think of Bounty as a living and constant development or an explosion of frozen water inside the bronze, water that, although frozen, overflows."

Rising eight metres from the ground, these are Benglis' tallest works to date. Made by an accumulation of identical elements, resting precariously on top of each other and holding an empty plate directed towards the sky, these columns remind us of Brancusi's Colonne sans fin on the verge of losing its balance.

Bounty, Amber Waves, Fruited Plane, 2021

Bronze with black patina

Edition of 3 + 1 AP
3 elements, each: 285-3/4" × 27" × 27" (725.8 cm × 68.6 cm × 68.6 cm)
A: 2,930 lbs. (1,329.048 kg)
B: 2,859 lbs. (1,296.842 kg)
C: 2,911 lbs. (1,320.43 kg)

Exhibitions

• Lynda Benglis: Water Sources, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York, May 16–November 30, 2015. (golden bronze edition).
• Lynda Benglis, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas, May 21–September 18, 2022. (black edition, 1/3) .
• Loewe Menswear Show Spring/Summer 2024, Garde Républicaine, Paris, France, June 24, 2023. (black edition, 1/3).

Bibliography

• Kaufman, Adam. Lynda Benglis: Water Sources, video, 2015. (golden bronze edition). https://stormking.org/exhibitions/benglis/video.html
• Lynda Benglis: Water Sources (exhibition catalogue). Text by Nora Lawrence. Mountainville, New York: Storm King Art Center, 2015, illus. p. 74, 88-89, 91, 92-93, 95, 100 (golden bronze edition).
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