Abstract sinister. (traveling exhibit of sculptor Lee Bontecou's work)

From: Art in America | Date: September 1, 1993| Author: Smith, Elizabeth A.T. | Copyright information

Bontecou, who was hailed as a major artist during the 1960s, has withdrawn from the art world and has not had a major exhibit since 1972. The new traveling exhibit reexamines Bontecou's work and her influence. Many of her sculptures have been interpreted in terms of sexuality and feminism.

Known since he '60s for her brooding canvas reliefs, Lee Bontecou has not exhibited for a number of years. A small traveling exhibition surveys her early work and raises some key questions about...

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