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Tupperware—Transforming A Chaotic Kitchen

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Material Deception: Honor Freeman and Lynda Benglis
Posted: August 7, 2016
Category: Tupperware—Transforming A Chaotic Kitchen
Two sculptures on view in NMWA’s third-floor galleries have much in common despite strong visual differences. Eridanus (1984) by Lynda Benglis is a large metal work that appears twisted and...
A collection of pastel-colored porcelain cups, bowls, containers, and lids that resemble plastic food containers. Some are stacked within and on top of each other. Some containers have lids firmly shut while on others the lids teeter off the edge of container rims.