Performance Piece (detail, Photo by Harmon Outlaw) 1977

This 1977 photograph by Harmon Outlaw captures a detail of Senga Nengudi's performance piece. The performance involved Nengudi contorting her body in a space enclosed by stretched pantyhose. The photograph highlights the artist's use of everyday objects and the body to explore themes of feminism, race, and identity, creating a captivating and thought-provoking image. Nengudi's performance art, often employing photography, challenged traditional art forms and emphasized the performative nature of the body in relation to the environment.