Lynda Benglis. Encounters: Giacometti

12 Feb – 31 May 2026
London, UK
barbican.org.uk
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Works by Lynda Benglis and Alberto Giacometti are shown together for the first time in this exhibition, which forms the third chapter of Encounters: Giacometti. Benglis presents previously unseen works alongside a selection of Giacometti’s sculptures, creating a dialogue across different generations of sculptural practice.

Active since the 1960s, Benglis is known for expressive forms that test the limits of material and gesture, while Giacometti’s elongated figures reshaped approaches to the human body in twentieth-century sculpture. The exhibition situates their works in proximity to explore shared concerns around form, presence, and physical experience.

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