Fletcher Benton: From A to Z

This comprehensive examination of Fletcher Benton’s six-decade career illuminates the artist’s transformative contribution to contemporary sculpture through analysis of sixty pivotal works, many previously unseen. This publication charts Benton’s evolution from pioneering experiments in kinetic art—particularly the groundbreaking “Synchronetic” series that aligned him with the West Coast Light & Space movement—to his sophisticated engagement with geometric abstraction and linguistic form in the “Alphabet” sculptures. Through careful attention to Benton’s innovative manipulation of materials and space, particularly evident in monumental works like Stainless Steel Donut No. 5 (2012), the artist emerges as a crucial bridge between modernist formal concerns and contemporary explorations of movement, light, and public engagement.

Published by Yares Art, Santa Fe, 2019

Essay by David Ebony

Designed by Tim Laun and Natalie Wedeking

Edited by SNAP Editions

Fully illustrated, 76 pages

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