We collect iconic examples of modern and contemporary art that represent pivotal shifts in the perception and understanding of the art of our time.

The collection is on view at Glenstone and internationally through our active loan program. Nearly all Glenstone exhibitions are drawn exclusively from the collection.

    • Disremembered X
      Doris Salcedo
      Disremembered X, 2020/2021
      On View Salcedo 2020
      Disremembered X, 2020/2021
      sewing needles and silk thread (four pieces)
      dimensions variable
      © Doris Salcedo
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View
      Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Disremembered_Final_2-1067x800.jpg Two silk shrouds hang on a gallery wall a few feet above the ground.
    • Jeff
      Charles Ray
      Jeff, 2020
      On Loan
      Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It's Kept
      Whitney Museum of American Art
      New York, NY       Ray 2020
      Jeff, 2020
      machined stainless steel
      80 ½ x 49 ½ x 44 ⅞ inches (204 x 126 x 114 cm)
      © Installation view of Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It’s Kept (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 6- September 5, 2022)
      © Charles Ray, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On Loan
      Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It's Kept
      Whitney Museum of American Art
      New York, NY
      Charles Ray https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/RAYc_GF_Jeff_WMAA_2022_BIENNIAL_016A-1113x800.jpg A stainless steel sculpture of a seated man looking downward sits on a rooftop in an urban environment.
    • Untitled
      Doris Salcedo
      Untitled, 1992
      On View Salcedo 1992
      Untitled, 1992
      wood, cement, wire mesh and steel
      60 ¼ x 36 ½ x 16 inches (153.04 x 92.71 x 40.64 cm)
      © Doris Salcedo
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View
      Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Untitled1992-502x800.jpg A glass-front cabinet is filled with concrete and standing against a wall.
    • Untitled
      Doris Salcedo
      Untitled, 1989 - 1990/2013
      On View Salcedo
      Untitled, 1989 - 1990/2013
      steel and animal fiber
      5 ½ x 35 ¼ x 72 inches (14 x 90 x 183 cm) four parts, each
      © Doris Salcedo
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View
      Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Untitled1989-1990.2013-1067x800.jpg Four empty bedframes sit in a room, one leans vertically against the wall.
    • Stranger (Full Text) #1
      Glenn Ligon
      Stranger (Full Text) #1, 2020-2021
      Ligon 2020
      Stranger (Full Text) #1, 2020-2021
      Oil stick, gesso, and coal dust on canvas, two panels
      120 x 540 inches (305 x 1372 cm)
      © Glenn Ligon; Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, New York, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, Thomas Dane Gallery, London and Chantal Crousel, Paris.
      Photo: Jon Etter
      Glenn Ligon https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/LIGOg_GF_StrangerFullText-1199x800.jpg A large white canvas covered with black text hangs on a wall.
    • Red Night
      Louise Bourgeois
      Red Night, 1946-1948
      On Loan
      Louise Bourgeois: Paintings
      New Orleans Museum of Art, LA       Bourgeois 1946
      Red Night, 1946-1948
      oil on linen
      30 x 60 inches (76 x 152 cm)
      © The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On Loan
      Louise Bourgeois: Paintings
      New Orleans Museum of Art, LA
      Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BOURl_GF_RedNight-1067x800.jpg An abstracted person lays in a hospital bed amid a field of red brushstrokes.
    • Untitled
      Wade Guyton
      Untitled, 2020-2021
      On View Guyton 2020
      Untitled, 2020-2021
      Epson UltraChrome HDX inkjet on linen
      84 x 69 inches (213 x 175 cm) each, twenty six paintings
      © Wade Guyton
      On View
      Wade Guyton https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GUYTw_GF_Untitled_Object-1200x800.jpg
    • Madam I’m Adam
      William Wegman
      Madam I’m Adam, 1970
      Wegman 1970
      Madam I’m Adam, 1970
      gelatin silver prints
      8 ⅝ x 7.75 inches (22 x 20 cm)
      © William Wegman, courtesy the artist and Sperone Westwater, New York
      William Wegman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WEGMw_MadamImAdam-1276x675.jpg Two photographs side by side depict a man with one hand over his face and slight differences.
    • Untitled
      Doris Salcedo
      Untitled, 1998
      On View Salcedo 1998
      Untitled, 1998
      wooden armoire, wooden table, concrete and steel
      71 ¼ x 49 x 25 inches (181 x 124 x 64 cm)
      © Doris Salcedo
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View
      Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Untitled1998-661x800.jpg An armoire full of concrete sits on a gallery floor. A table is embedded within the concrete.
    • Hands
      Glenn Ligon
      Hands, 1996
      Ligon 1996
      Hands, 1996
      silkscreen ink and gesso on canvas
      82 x 144 inches (208 x 366 cm)
      © Glenn Ligon; Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, New York, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, Thomas Dane Gallery, London and Chantal Crousel, Paris.
      Photo: Brian Forrest
      Glenn Ligon https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/LIGOg_GF_Hands_1996-1105x800.jpg A black canvas with white hands hands on a wall.
    • Morning, Chapter 30
      R.H. Quaytman
      Morning, Chapter 30, 2016
      On View Quaytman 2016
      Morning, Chapter 30, 2016
      23 parts in various mediums: gouache, varnish, oil, lacquer, silkscreen ink, gesso on wood
      37 x 60 inches (94 x 152 cm) 22 panels, each
      24.75 x 40 in (63 x 102 cm) 1 panel
      © R.H. Quaytman
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View
      R.H. Quaytman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/QUAYrh_Chapter30_Object-1112x800.jpg A long series of paintings stretches along a white gallery wall above a wood floor.
    • The Katastwóf Karavan
      Kara Walker
      The Katastwóf Karavan, 2017
      Walker 2017
      The Katastwóf Karavan, 2017
      steel frame mounted to lumber running gear, aluminum, red oak and muslin wall panels, propane fired boiler, water tank, gas generator, brass and steel 38-note steam calliope, calliope controller panel with MIDI interface, iPad controller with QRS PNO software
      152 x 216 x 100 inches (386 x 549 x 254 cm)
      © Kara Walker
      Photo: Alex Marks
      Kara Walker https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WALKk_GF_TheKatastwofKaravan.jpg A crowd sits around a steam calliope with a player in the foreground.