Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 (Works)

Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P., 1977. Nylon mesh, sand, 48 × 120 in. (recreated 2003; installation view Répondez s'il vous plaît, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Swing Low, Summer 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 4.5 x 4 ft. (recreated 2014, collection of LACMA, Los Angeles).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P., Fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and pins, 5 x 2.5 ft. (recreated version, collection of MCA, Chicago; installation view Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces, MoMA, 2022).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P., 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 6 ft x 1 ft x 2 in. (recreated 2014, installation view Topologies, Denver Art Museum, 2020).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P., October 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 5 ft x 2.5 ft x 4 in.">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P., October 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and found metal object, 3.5 ft x 3.5 ft x 3.5 in. (recreated 2014, installation view Senga Nengudi: The Performing Body, MCA Denver, 2014).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Untitled, 1976 (original piece). Nylon, pantyhose, sand, and cardboard roll, 72 x 53 x 17 in. (collection of MoMA, gift of the Hudgins Family in memory of Brienin Bryant, 2013).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P., Winter 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and bicycle tire, 20 x 26 x 12 in. (installation view Répondez s’il vous plaît Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of François Pinault).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P., 1976-77 (original piece). Nylon mesh and rubber, 36 x 240 in. (installation view Répondez s’il vous plaît Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Eileen Norton).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P III, winter 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and pillow, 24 x 22 x 7 in.">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P. V, fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, 4 ft x 3 ft x 1 in.(installation view Répondez s’il vous plaît Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Studio Museum in Harlem).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P. VI, fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand. 3 x 1 x 1.5 feet. (recreated 2021; collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P. VIII, fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, leather, sand, 7 ft x 2 ft x 18 in.">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P. X, 1977 (studio performance). Nylon mesh, rose petals, 4 x 10 x 5 ft. (recreated 2014; installation view Senga Nengudi: Alt, White Cube, 2014; collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.). ">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P XI, Winter 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, rubber and sand, 7.5 ft x 2 ft x 8 in. (recreated 2013; Répondez s’il vous plaît, Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - R.S.V.P. XII, Winter 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, 4 ft x 5 ft x 1.5 in. (recreated 2004; installation view, <i data-src=54th Carnegie International, 2004-5).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P. XIII, March 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 5 x 12 x 3 ft. (recreated 2004; installation view, Topologies, Philadelphia Museum of Art; collection of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P Revisited - Underwire, 1977/2004. Nylon mesh, metal springs, sand, 22.5 × 15 × 6 in.">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P. XV, March 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, 1.5 ft x 4.5 ft x 4 in. (the recreated version is in the collection of Shah Garg Foundation, Atherton, CA). ">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=N.T. spring 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh and wire mesh, 5 ft x 10 ft x 18 in.">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Inside/Outside, Spring 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, metal and sand. 12 x 1 x 1 ft. (the recreated version is in the collection of Houston and Kinshasha Conwill).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Insides Out, Spring 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, metal, sand, 10 ft x 1 ft x 6 in. (recreated in 2003; installation view Répondez s'il vous plaît, Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Craig Robins, Miami, FL).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <em data-src=Inside/Outside, 1977 (studio performance). Nylon mesh, rubber, foam and sand, 5 ft 2 ft x 6 in. (recreated 2003; installation viewRépondez s'il vous plaît, Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Brooklyn Museum, NY).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Inside/Outside, 1977 Untitled. (original piece). Nylon mesh, rubber, foam and sand, 5 ft x 2 ft x 6 in. (collection of Lenbachhaus, Munich).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Internal I, May 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, 12 x 6 x 5 ft. (first recreated 2005 for Double Consciousness: Black Conceptual Art Since 1970, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 2005; installation view Senga Nengudi: Alt, White Cube, 2014; collection of Whitney Museum, New York).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Internal II, May 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, 12 x 6 x 5 ft. (collection of Tate Modern, London).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Quarante-et-un, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, and metal spring, 2 ft x 3 ft x 2 in. (the recreated version is in the collection of the Jerusalem Museum of Art, Israel).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Sagging, Winter 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and leather, 4 x 1.5 feet. (the recreated version is in a private collection).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Ritual Chant, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, spring and metal parts, 5 x 1 feet. ">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Swing Low, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 3.5 x 4 x 5.5 ft. (recreated 2014; installation view Senga Nengudi: The Material Body, MCA Denver, 2014; collection of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P I, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand. (recreated 2003; installation view R.S.V.P, Thomas Erben Gallery; collection of MoMA, New York).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=R.S.V.P. (Performance Piece) (original piece), 1978. Nylon mesh, sand. (recreated 2013; Radical Presence, 2013, Studio Museum, Harlem; collection of Centre Pompidou, Paris).">
Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987 - <i data-src=Nukey-Nukey, 1981 (original piece). Nylon mesh, wooden slats, 7 x 10 x 6 ft overall (site specific). (recreated 2014).">

Selected Works

R.S.V.P., 1977. Nylon mesh, sand, 48 × 120 in. (recreated 2003; installation view Répondez s'il vous plaît, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York). <i>R.S.V.P.</i>, 1977. Nylon mesh, sand, 48 × 120 in. (recreated 2003; installation view <i>Répondez s'il vous plaît</i>, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York).
Swing Low, Summer 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 4.5 x 4 ft. (recreated 2014, collection of LACMA, Los Angeles). <i>Swing Low</i>, Summer 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 4.5 x 4 ft. (recreated 2014, collection of LACMA, Los Angeles).
R.S.V.P., Fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and pins, 5 x 2.5 ft. (recreated version, collection of MCA, Chicago; installation view Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces, MoMA, 2022). <i>R.S.V.P.</i>, Fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and pins, 5 x 2.5 ft. (recreated version, collection of MCA, Chicago; installation view <i>Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces</i>, MoMA, 2022).
R.S.V.P., 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 6 ft x 1 ft x 2 in. (recreated 2014, installation view Topologies, Denver Art Museum, 2020). <i>R.S.V.P.</i>, 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 6 ft x 1 ft x 2 in. (recreated 2014, installation view <i>Topologies</i>, Denver Art Museum, 2020).
R.S.V.P., October 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 5 ft x 2.5 ft x 4 in. <i>R.S.V.P.</i>, October 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 5 ft x 2.5 ft x 4 in.
R.S.V.P., October 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and found metal object, 3.5 ft x 3.5 ft x 3.5 in. (recreated 2014, installation view Senga Nengudi: The Performing Body, MCA Denver, 2014). <i>R.S.V.P.</i>, October 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and found metal object, 3.5 ft x 3.5 ft x 3.5 in. (recreated 2014, installation view </i>Senga Nengudi: The Performing Body</i>, MCA Denver, 2014).
Untitled, 1976 (original piece). Nylon, pantyhose, sand, and cardboard roll, 72 x 53 x 17 in. (collection of MoMA, gift of the Hudgins Family in memory of Brienin Bryant, 2013). <i>Untitled</i>, 1976 (original piece). Nylon, pantyhose, sand, and cardboard roll, 72 x 53 x 17 in. (collection of MoMA, gift of the Hudgins Family in memory of Brienin Bryant, 2013).
R.S.V.P., Winter 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and bicycle tire, 20 x 26 x 12 in. (installation view Répondez s’il vous plaît Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of François Pinault). <i>R.S.V.P.</i>, Winter 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh and bicycle tire, 20 x 26 x 12 in. (installation view <i>Répondez s’il vous plaît</i> Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of François Pinault).
R.S.V.P., 1976-77 (original piece). Nylon mesh and rubber, 36 x 240 in. (installation view Répondez s’il vous plaît Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Eileen Norton). <i>R.S.V.P.</i>, 1976-77 (original piece). Nylon mesh and rubber, 36 x 240 in. (installation view <i>Répondez s’il vous plaît</i> Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Eileen Norton).
R.S.V.P III, winter 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and pillow, 24 x 22 x 7 in. <i>R.S.V.P III</i>, winter 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and pillow, 24 x 22 x 7 in.
R.S.V.P. V, fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, 4 ft x 3 ft x 1 in.(installation view Répondez s’il vous plaît Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Studio Museum in Harlem). <i>R.S.V.P. V</i>, fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, 4 ft x 3 ft x 1 in.(installation view <i>Répondez s’il vous plaît</i> Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Studio Museum in Harlem).
R.S.V.P. VI, fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand. 3 x 1 x 1.5 feet. (recreated 2021; collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art). <i>R.S.V.P. VI</i>, fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand. 3 x 1 x 1.5 feet. (recreated 2021; collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art).
R.S.V.P. VIII, fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, leather, sand, 7 ft x 2 ft x 18 in. <i>R.S.V.P. VIII</i>, fall 1976 (original piece). Nylon mesh, leather, sand, 7 ft x 2 ft x 18 in.
R.S.V.P. X, 1977 (studio performance). Nylon mesh, rose petals, 4 x 10 x 5 ft. (recreated 2014; installation view Senga Nengudi: Alt, White Cube, 2014; collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.). <i>R.S.V.P. X</i>, 1977 (studio performance). Nylon mesh, rose petals, 4 x 10 x 5 ft. (recreated 2014; installation view <i>Senga Nengudi: Alt</i>, White Cube, 2014; collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.).
R.S.V.P XI, Winter 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, rubber and sand, 7.5 ft x 2 ft x 8 in. (recreated 2013; Répondez s’il vous plaît, Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh). <i>R.S.V.P XI</i>, Winter 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, rubber and sand, 7.5 ft x 2 ft x 8 in. (recreated 2013; <i>Répondez s’il vous plaît</i>, Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh).
R.S.V.P. XII, Winter 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, 4 ft x 5 ft x 1.5 in. (recreated 2004; installation view, 54th Carnegie International, 2004-5). R.S.V.P. XII, Winter 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, 4 ft x 5 ft x 1.5 in. (recreated 2004; installation view, <i>54th Carnegie International</i>, 2004-5).
R.S.V.P. XIII, March 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 5 x 12 x 3 ft. (recreated 2004; installation view, Topologies, Philadelphia Museum of Art; collection of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin). <i>R.S.V.P. XIII</i>, March 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 5 x 12 x 3 ft. (recreated 2004; installation view, <i>Topologies</i>, Philadelphia Museum of Art; collection of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin).
R.S.V.P Revisited - Underwire, 1977/2004. Nylon mesh, metal springs, sand, 22.5 × 15 × 6 in. <i>R.S.V.P Revisited - Underwire</i>, 1977/2004. Nylon mesh, metal springs, sand, 22.5 × 15 × 6 in.
R.S.V.P. XV, March 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, 1.5 ft x 4.5 ft x 4 in. (the recreated version is in the collection of Shah Garg Foundation, Atherton, CA). <i>R.S.V.P. XV</i>, March 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, 1.5 ft x 4.5 ft x 4 in. (the recreated version is in the collection of Shah Garg Foundation, Atherton, CA).
N.T. spring 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh and wire mesh, 5 ft x 10 ft x 18 in. <i>N.T.</i> spring 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh and wire mesh, 5 ft x 10 ft x 18 in.
Inside/Outside, Spring 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, metal and sand. 12 x 1 x 1 ft. (the recreated version is in the collection of Houston and Kinshasha Conwill). <i>Inside/Outside</i>, Spring 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, metal and sand. 12 x 1 x 1 ft. (the recreated version is in the collection of Houston and Kinshasha Conwill).
Insides Out, Spring 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, metal, sand, 10 ft x 1 ft x 6 in. (recreated in 2003; installation view Répondez s'il vous plaît, Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Craig Robins, Miami, FL). <i>Insides Out</i>, Spring 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, metal, sand, 10 ft x 1 ft x 6 in. (recreated in 2003; installation view <i>Répondez s'il vous plaît</i>, Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Craig Robins, Miami, FL).
Inside/Outside, 1977 (studio performance). Nylon mesh, rubber, foam and sand, 5 ft 2 ft x 6 in. (recreated 2003; installation viewRépondez s'il vous plaît, Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Brooklyn Museum, NY). <em>Inside/Outside</em>, 1977 (studio performance). Nylon mesh, rubber, foam and sand, 5 ft 2 ft x 6 in. (recreated 2003; installation view<i>Répondez s'il vous plaît</i>, Thomas Erben Gallery, 2003; collection of Brooklyn Museum, NY).
Inside/Outside, 1977 Untitled. (original piece). Nylon mesh, rubber, foam and sand, 5 ft x 2 ft x 6 in. (collection of Lenbachhaus, Munich). <i>Inside/Outside</i>, 1977 Untitled. (original piece). Nylon mesh, rubber, foam and sand, 5 ft x 2 ft x 6 in. (collection of Lenbachhaus, Munich).
Internal I, May 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, 12 x 6 x 5 ft. (first recreated 2005 for Double Consciousness: Black Conceptual Art Since 1970, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 2005; installation view Senga Nengudi: Alt, White Cube, 2014; collection of Whitney Museum, New York). <i>Internal I</i>, May 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, 12 x 6 x 5 ft. (first recreated 2005 for <i>Double Consciousness: Black Conceptual Art Since 1970</i>, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 2005; installation view <i>Senga Nengudi: Alt, White Cube</i>, 2014; collection of Whitney Museum, New York).
Internal II, May 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, 12 x 6 x 5 ft. (collection of Tate Modern, London). <i>Internal II</i>, May 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, 12 x 6 x 5 ft. (collection of Tate Modern, London).
Quarante-et-un, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, and metal spring, 2 ft x 3 ft x 2 in. (the recreated version is in the collection of the Jerusalem Museum of Art, Israel). <i>Quarante-et-un</i>, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand, and metal spring, 2 ft x 3 ft x 2 in. (the recreated version is in the collection of the Jerusalem Museum of Art, Israel).
Sagging, Winter 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and leather, 4 x 1.5 feet. (the recreated version is in a private collection). <i>Sagging</i>, Winter 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand and leather, 4 x 1.5 feet. (the recreated version is in a private collection).
Ritual Chant, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, spring and metal parts, 5 x 1 feet. <i>Ritual Chant</i>, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, spring and metal parts, 5 x 1 feet.
Swing Low, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 3.5 x 4 x 5.5 ft. (recreated 2014; installation view Senga Nengudi: The Material Body, MCA Denver, 2014; collection of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA). <i>Swing Low</i>, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh and sand, 3.5 x 4 x 5.5 ft. (recreated 2014; installation view <i>Senga Nengudi: The Material Body</i>, MCA Denver, 2014; collection of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA).
R.S.V.P I, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand. (recreated 2003; installation view R.S.V.P, Thomas Erben Gallery; collection of MoMA, New York). <i>R.S.V.P I</i>, 1977 (original piece). Nylon mesh, sand. (recreated 2003; installation view <i>R.S.V.P</i>, Thomas Erben Gallery; collection of MoMA, New York).
R.S.V.P. (Performance Piece) (original piece), 1978. Nylon mesh, sand. (recreated 2013; Radical Presence, 2013, Studio Museum, Harlem; collection of Centre Pompidou, Paris). <i>R.S.V.P.</i> (Performance Piece) (original piece), 1978. Nylon mesh, sand. (recreated 2013; <i>Radical Presence</i>, 2013, Studio Museum, Harlem; collection of Centre Pompidou, Paris).
Nukey-Nukey, 1981 (original piece). Nylon mesh, wooden slats, 7 x 10 x 6 ft overall (site specific). (recreated 2014). <i>Nukey-Nukey</i>, 1981 (original piece). Nylon mesh, wooden slats, 7 x 10 x 6 ft overall (site specific). (recreated 2014).

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Nylon Mesh 1976 – 1987
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