Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi's Retrospective Chronicles Decades of Artistic Partnership and Activism
At The Pizzuti, the Columbus Museum of Art showcases 'Las Vegas Ikebana,' a retrospective celebrating the nearly fifty-year partnership of Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi. This exhibition includes their 2000 correspondence project featuring over 20 mailed artworks, as well as significant pieces like Hassinger's 'Leaning (maquette)' (1979) and 'Splintered Starburst (On Dangerous Ground)' (1981/2024), in addition to Nengudi's 'r.s.v.p.' (1976/2024). Their sound installation 'Talking Book' (1988) was created through a cassette tape exchanged between New York City and Colorado Springs. The collaboration began in 1976, culminating in their performance 'Ten Minutes' (1977) at Studio Z. The exhibition is open until January 11, 2025, emphasizing the visibility of Black women artists amidst ongoing challenges.
Key facts
- The exhibition 'Las Vegas Ikebana' runs through January 11, 2025 at Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti
- Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi have collaborated for nearly five decades
- Their 2000 project 'Las Vegas Ikebana' includes over 20 mailed artworks
- Key works include 'Talking Book' (1988), a sound piece on cassette tape
- The artists first met in 1976 at the arco Center for Visual Art in Los Angeles
- They performed 'Ten Minutes' (1977) at David Hammons's Studio Z
- The exhibition addresses racism and misogyny in the art world
- A new installation 'Las Vegas Ikebana' (2024/2025) features pink light and mixed materials
Entities
Artists
- Maren Hassinger
- Senga Nengudi
- Faith Ringgold
- Michele Wallace
- William Mahan
- David Hammons
- Peter Hassinger
- Clarissa Sligh
- Betye Saar
- Lorraine O'Grady
- Howardena Pindell
- Lowery Stokes Sims
- Renee Cox
- Lorna Simpson
- Kara Walker
- Alison Saar
- Chakaia Booker
- Linda Goode Bryant
Institutions
- Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti
- ArtReview
- Women Students and Artists for Black Art Liberation
- Spiral
- Where We At
- Just Above Midtown
- arco Center for Visual Art
- Brockman Gallery
- Studio Z
- Long Beach Museum of Art
- The Women's Caucus for Art
- Musée Rath
- Waseda University
Locations
- Las Vegas
- Columbus
- United States
- Colorado Springs
- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Houston
- Baltimore
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Pacific Palisades