Stephen Hendee

Gold Linear Beam, site-specific artwork, 2026
Gold laser cut cast acrylic, black plastic tape, 40’ x 2’ x 2”

In 2025 The Mill commissioned Baltimore based artist Stephen Hendee to create a new work spanning 40' in length in the entryway passage to our speakeasy, The Knock. Gold Linear Beam is a site specific sculptural installation comprised of 10 modules coated in reflective gold laser cut cast acrylic. The smooth mirror-like finish is interrupted with geometric faceted insets, refracting light and objects nearby. Located in proximity to Hendee's 2024 illuminated light sculpture, Buisine, visitors are invited to delve deeper into the artist's world.

Press Release

Stephen Hendee (b. 1968, California, USA) is an innovative sculptor renowned for creating large-scale installations that challenge traditional notions of space and form. Drawing inspiration from the world of digital culture, he is widely regarded as a pioneer of the low-poly aesthetic. Through his work, he translates the vectorized properties of digital design into physical materials, creating real-world simulations of virtual reality spaces.

Hendee's constructed works often reference film and literature, adding an extra layer of depth to his already multifaceted installations. He has exhibited his work at prestigious venues such as the PS.1 Contemporary Art Center, the New Museum, Sculpture Center LIC, and the Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria in New York. His work has also been shown nationally, including exhibitions at the Smart Museum in Chicago, the St. Louis Art Museum, and Rice University Art Gallery in Houston.

Hendee is a professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. His work has been recognized with numerous awards, including a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts ArtWorks Grant. Recently, Hendee created a permanent installation at Meow Wolf Omega Mart in Las Vegas, NV, which opened in 2021. He recently completed a commissioned installation for The High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon in 2022.

Hendee's work challenges viewers to consider the relationship between virtual and physical spaces, and how they intersect with our perceptions of reality. His installations are visually stunning and conceptually complex, inviting audiences to explore and engage with the dynamic worlds he creates.