Lynda Benglis Movies

  • 2009
    Herb & Dorothy

    Herb & Dorothy

    Herb & Dorothy

    6.92009HD

    He was a postal clerk. She was a librarian. With their modest means, the couple managed to build one of the most important contemporary art...

    Herb & Dorothy
  • 1973
    Exchange

    Exchange

    Exchange

    01973HD

    In 1972, Robert Morris and Lynda Benglis agreed to exchange videos in order to develop a dialogue between each other’s work. Morris’s...

    Exchange
  • 1972
    On Screen

    On Screen

    On Screen

    01972HD

    Analog video was not only an alternative to more expensive motion picture film for artists. It was also a viable new medium with specific attributes...

    On Screen
  • 1973
    Female Sensibility

    Female Sensibility

    Female Sensibility

    01973HD

    As two heavily made-up women take turns directing each other and submitting to each other's kisses and caresses, it becomes increasingly obvious that...

    Female Sensibility
  • 1973
    Now

    Now

    Now

    01973HD

    Now takes on video's claims to immediacy and authenticity, as Benglis juxtaposes live performance with her own prerecorded image. The soundtrack...

    Now
  • 1973
    Collage

    Collage

    Collage

    01973HD

    Perhaps more than with other examples of Lynda Benglis's "Collage" explores the effects of sound distortion and audio loss across generations of...

    Collage
  • 1972
    Document

    Document

    Document

    01972HD

    Two disembodied male colleagues direct Lynda Benglis, who sits between a monitor and a camera lens loudly exclaiming her vision for the video...

    Document
  • 1970
    NOISE

    NOISE

    NOISE

    01970HD

    NOISE calls attention to the assemblage element of video by allowing the image to disintegrate into static between edits. Benglis also plays back...

    NOISE