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About the Artist
This work was part of Sadie Benning's first solo exhibition, Fuzzy Math, held at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects (now Vielmetter Los Angeles) in 2015. The exhibition marked a significant development in Benning's practice, signaling a shift from their earlier moving image works to a more abstract and tactile form of painting. While the new works continue to explore themes of emotion, time, and implied narrative, they adopt a more abstract visual language compared to Benning’s earlier videos and animations. The exhibition captured the atmosphere of political and social uncertainty in post-9/11 America.
Sadie Benning (b. 1973, Madison, WI) first gained attention in the 1990s for their lo-fi, performative videos that critiqued patriarchal art traditions. In later years, they moved toward drawing and painting, developing a distinctive practice that includes abstract works like Split Spiral Monochrome Red, often created from painted wood and aqua resin. Benning’s work also includes pieces that suggest interiors or landscapes, and hybrid forms that incorporate photography and found materials. Issues of gender, sexuality, and identity have been central to Benning’s work since their early years as a teenage art sensation and remain integral to their artistic exploration.