Unveiled 2018

“Face Off”
by Lynda Benglis

Photo: Benjamin Ward

Face Off

Benglis visited Kistefos and became inspired by the landscape and atmosphere of the site, Scandinavian mythology, and folklore. The sculpture can be seen as partly frozen waterfall, partly giant. Viewed from different angles, the artwork houses the entire dynamics and scope of the artistic oeuvre.

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Detail from Face Off by Lynda Benglis. Photo: Frederic Boudin.

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Detail from Face Off by Lynda Benglis. Photo: Frederic Boudin.

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Detail from Face Off by Lynda Benglis. Photo: Frederic Boudin.