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.
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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.
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Kara Walker
Sketch for an American Comic Opera with 20th century Race Riots, 2012
On View Walker
2012
Sketch for an American Comic Opera with 20th century Race Riots, 2012
pastel and graphite on paper
99 x 216 inches (252 x 551 cm) overall
© Kara Walker
On View
Kara Walker
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WALKk_Sketch_WebHero-1276x800.jpg
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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.
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Louise Bourgeois
Red Night, 1946-1948
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
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.
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Doris Salcedo
Untitled, 1992
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
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.
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Wade Guyton
Untitled, 2020-2021
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
Wade Guyton
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GUYTw_GF_Untitled_Object-1200x800.jpg
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Cecily Brown
A day! Help! Help! Another day!, 2016
On View Brown
2016
A day! Help! Help! Another day!, 2016
oil on linen in three parts
109 x 397 (277 x 1008 cm) overall
© Cecily Brown
On View
Cecily Brown
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Website-1276x800.jpg
A large and colorful abstract painting hangs on a concrete wall.
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Doris Salcedo
Untitled, 1998
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
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.
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Hilma af Klint
Tree of Knowledge, 1913-1915
Klint
1913
Tree of Knowledge, 1913-1915
watercolor, gouache, graphite, and ink on paper
18 x 11 ⅝ inches (46 x 30 cm), each
© Photo: Courtesy David Zwirner
Hilma af Klint
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/KLINh_DZ_Install.jpg
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Kara Walker
A Reduction, 2020
On View Walker
2020
A Reduction, 2020
oil stick and paper collage on linen panels
180 x 145 inches (457 x 367 cm) 4 panels, overall
© Kara Walker
On View
Kara Walker
https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WALKk_A-Reduction-732x800.jpg
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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.
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Doris Salcedo
Untitled, 1989 - 1990/2013
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
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.