Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947 – 2016
Hauser Wirth & Schimmel
901 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
March 13 – September 4, 2016
Reception: March 13, 2-6 pm

For its inaugural exhibition in Los Angeles, Hauser Wirth & Schimmel presents Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947 – 2016, a group exhibition including nearly 100 artworks by 34 artists. Revolution in the Making examines the contributions of women in abstract sculpture, emphasizing the ways that women have expanded and advanced the aesthetic and material terms of the field. These contributions, too many to name here or anywhere else, include the foregrounding of the artist’s hand, the integration of found and recycled materials, the inclusion and celebration of material imperfection, and innovative forms of display and arrangement. Revolution in the Making is co-curated by Paul Schimmel, former chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, now Partner and Vice President at Hauser & Wirth, and Jenni Sorkin, art historian, critic, and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947 – 2016 includes work by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Ruth Asawa, Phyllida Barlow, Lynda Benglis, Karla Black, Lee Bontecou, Louise Bourgeois, Heidi Bucher, Abigail DeVille, Claire Falkenstein, Gego, Isa Genzken, Sonia Gomes, Françoise Grossen, Eva Hesse, Sheila Hicks, Cristina Iglesias, Rachel Khedoori, Yayoi Kusama, Liz Larner, Anna Maria Maiolino, Marisa Merz, Senga Nengudi, Louise Nevelson, Lygia Pape, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Mira Schendel, Lara Schnitger, Shinique Smith, Jessica Stockholder, Michelle Stuart, Kaari Upson, Hannah Wilke, and Jackie Winsor.
 

Sheila Hicks, Banisteriopsis II, 1965 – 1966 / 2010. Linen and wool, dimensions variable. Collection of The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Gift of the artist in honor of Jenelle Porter, 2012.26. Photograph by Charles Mayer. Courtesy of Hauser Wirth & Schimmel.

Louise Bourgeois, Untitled (The Wedges), 1950. Wood, paint, and stainless steel, 63 x 13 1/2 x 12 inches. Collection of The Easton Foundation © The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York. Photograph by Christopher Burke. Courtesy of Hauser Wirth & Schimmel.

Anna Maria Maiolino, São 8 [They Are 8], 1993. Moulded cement, 39 3/8 x 49 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches. © Anna Maria Maiolino. Photograph by Everton Ballardin. Courtesy of the artist and Hauser Wirth & Schimmel.

Eva Hesse, Augment, 1968. Latex and canvas, installation variable: 17 units, each 78 x 40 inches. Private Collection. © The Estate of Eva Hesse. Photograph by Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of Hauser Wirth & Schimmel.

Lynda Benglis, Wing, 1970. Cast aluminum,
67 x 59 1/2 x 60 inches. © Lynda Benglis / Licensed by VAGA, New York. Courtesy of Cheim & Read and Hauser Wirth & Schimmel.

Hannah Wilke, Mellow Yellow, 1975. Latex and metal snaps on board, 22 x 31 x 5 inches. © Marsie, Emanuelle, Damon, and Andrew Scharlatt, Hannah Wilke Collection & Archive, Los Angeles/Licensed by VAGA, New York, and SIAE, Rome, 2016. Photograph by Hannah Wilke Collection & Archive. Courtesy of Alison Jacques Gallery and Hauser Wirth & Schimmel.