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Lynda Benglis
Encounters: Giacometti
On View
12 Feb 2026 - 31 May 2026
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Works by contemporary artist Lynda Benglis and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are displayed together for the first time in this major new exhibition, the third in Encounters: Giacometti.

On view from 12 Feb 26 at Barbican Centre, London
Co-organised by the Barbican and the Fondation Giacometti, in partnership with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Saket

Lynda Benglis presents a body of previously unseen works alongside her own selection of Alberto Giacometti’s sculptures, opening up connections and dialogues across generations.

Since the 1960s, US artist Benglis has been celebrated for the free, ecstatic forms she has made that are at once, playful and visceral, organic and abstract. Alberto Giacometti is one of the most significant European sculptors of the 20th century, known for his distinctive, elongated sculptures which experiment with the human form.

The Encounters: Giacometti series is generously supported by Blanca and Sunil Hirani, Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a Donor Advised Fund held at The Prism Charitable Trust, and Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne, with additional support from the Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation.
Encounters: Giacometti x Lynda Benglis is generously supported by Pace Gallery with additional support from Thomas Dane Gallery.

Opening hours

 

  • Mon Closed, including bank holidays
  • Tue–Wed 12-6pm (last entry at 5.30pm)
  • Thu–Fri 12–8pm
  • Sat–Sun 12–6pm (last entry 5.30pm)

Timed entry every day (advance booking recommended)  

Info
When
12 Feb 2026 - 31 May 2026
Where
Barbican Centre, London

Level 2 Barbican Centre Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Artist
Alberto Giacometti
Lynda Benglis
Tags
Design Art
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