First Edition

Sandpaper wrappers

280mm x 230mm

According to Grace Glueck of The New York Times, Bengston "was among the first to ditch traditional oil paint on canvas, opting instead for sprayed layers of automobile lacquer on aluminum in soft colors, achieving a highly reflective, translucent surface."

Bengston encouraged viewers in the early 1960s to associate his art with motorcycle subculture; on the cover of a 1961 catalogue for a Ferus show, he was seen straddling a motorcycle. (He also competed in motocross competitions.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Al_Bengston

Installation design for this exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art by Architect Frank Gehry

R4,000