Senga Nengudi: Performance Works 1972-1982

In the 1970s and 80s, Senga Nengudi transformed simple materials – nylon stockings, sand – into powerful performative artworks, exploring themes of the female body, resilience, and Black identity. This rare archival exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery reveals a crucial decade of her work, where she fused sculpture, choreography, and ritual. Nengudi is celebrated for her