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. All Glenstone exhibitions are drawn exclusively from the collection.

    • When Frustration Threatens Desire
      Kerry James Marshall
      When Frustration Threatens Desire, 1990
      On View Marshall 1990
      When Frustration Threatens Desire, 1990
      acrylic and collage on canvas
      80 × 72 inches (203 × 183 cm)
      © Kerry James Marshall
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Kerry James Marshall https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/05/MARSk_GF_WhenFrustration_update-600x800.jpg
    • The Eleventh Hour Final
      Edward Kienholz
      The Eleventh Hour Final, 1968
      Kienholz 1968
      The Eleventh Hour Final, 1968
      tableau: wood paneling, concrete parts of a TV set, engraved screen, doll's head, remote control, sofa, tables, ashtrays, plastic flower arrangement, current issue of TV Guide, pillows, painting, wall clock, carpet, curtains, table lamp, dish
      96 ⅞ x 164 ⅝ x 141 ⅜ inches (246 x 418 x 359 cm)
      © 2019 Estate of Edward Kienholz
      Photo: Stefan Altenburger
      Stefan Altenburger
      Edward Kienholz https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/03/KIENe_EleventhHour.jpg
    • Black Light Series #12: Party Time
      Faith Ringgold
      Black Light Series #12: Party Time, 1969
      On View Ringgold 1969
      Black Light Series #12: Party Time, 1969
      oil on canvas
      59 ¾ x 85 ½ inches (152 x 217 cm)
      © 2019 Faith Ringgold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Faith Ringgold https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/02/RINGf_PartyTime.jpg
    • Living Room Corner, Arranged by Mr. & Mrs. Burton Tremaine, New York City
      Louise Lawler
      Living Room Corner, Arranged by Mr. & Mrs. Burton Tremaine, New York City, 1984
      Lawler 1984
      Living Room Corner, Arranged by Mr. & Mrs. Burton Tremaine, New York City, 1984
      Cibachrome print with black painted wood frame
      35 ⅜ x 46 ¼ x 2 inches (90 x 118 x 5 cm)
      © Louise Lawler
      Louise Lawler https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/03/LAWLl_GF_LivingroomCorner.jpg
    • Spectrum IX
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Spectrum IX, 2014
      On View Kelly 2014
      Spectrum IX, 2014
      acrylic on canvas
      107 ¾ x 96 inches (274 x 244 cm)
      © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/05/KELLe_GF_Spectrum_update-600x800.jpg
    • Black Painting
      Kerry James Marshall
      Black Painting, 2003-2006
      On View Marshall 2003
      Black Painting, 2003-2006
      acrylic on fiberglass
      72 x 108 inches (183 x 274 cm)
      © Kerry James Marshall
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Kerry James Marshall https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/05/MARSk_GF_BlackPainting_update-1067x800.jpg
    • Untitled (Underpainting)
      Kerry James Marshall
      Untitled (Underpainting), 2018
      On View Marshall 2018
      Untitled (Underpainting), 2018
      acrylic and collage on PVC in artist's frame
      84 ¾ x 120 ¼ inches (215 x 305 cm)
      © Kerry James Marshall
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Kerry James Marshall https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/05/MARSk_GF_Underpainting_update-1067x800.jpg
    • Untitled
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Untitled, 1996
      On View Kelly 1996
      Untitled, 1996
      redwood
      176 ½ x 25 ½ x 4 ½ inches (447 x 65 x 12 cm)
      © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/05/KELLe_GF_Untitled_update-600x800.jpg
    • The Forty Part Motet (A reworking of “Spem in Alium,” by Thomas Tallis 1556)
      Janet Cardiff
      The Forty Part Motet (A reworking of “Spem in Alium,” by Thomas Tallis 1556), 2001
      Cardiff 2001
      The Forty Part Motet (A reworking of “Spem in Alium,” by Thomas Tallis 1556), 2001
      duration: 14 min. loop with 11 min. of music and 3 min. of intermission
      40 loud speakers mounted on stands, placed in an oval, amplifiers, playback computer
      dimensions variable
      © Janet Cardiff, courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York
      Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay
      Installation view Musee d'art Contemporain, Montreal, 2002

      Sung by Salisbury Cathedral Choir
      Recording and Postproduction by SoundMoves
      Edited by George Bures Miller
      Produced by Field Art Projects

      The Forty Part Motet by Janet Cardiff was originally produced by Field Art Projects with the Arts Council of England, Canada House, the Salisbury Festival and Salisbury Cathedral Choir, BALTIC Gateshead, The New Art Gallery Walsall, and the NOW Festival Nottingham.

      Richard-Max Tremblay
      Installation view Musee d'art Contemporain, Montreal, 2002

      Sung by Salisbury Cathedral Choir
      Recording and Postproduction by SoundMoves
      Edited by George Bures Miller
      Produced by Field Art Projects

      The Forty Part Motet by Janet Cardiff was originally produced by Field Art Projects with the Arts Council of England, Canada House, the Salisbury Festival and Salisbury Cathedral Choir, BALTIC Gateshead, The New Art Gallery Walsall, and the NOW Festival Nottingham.
      Janet Cardiff https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/02/CARDj_GF_FortyPart.jpg
    • Untitled with selection from LAMENTS (‘with only my mind…’)
      Jenny Holzer
      Untitled with selection from LAMENTS (‘with only my mind…’), 1989
      Holzer 1989
      Untitled with selection from LAMENTS (‘with only my mind…’), 1989
      electronic LED sign of red and yellow diodes
      Rosso Laguna marble sarcophagus
      128 x 10 x 4 ½ inches (325 x 25 x 11 cm) LED
      30 x 82 x 24 ⅜ inches (76 x 208 x 62 cm) sarcophagus
      © 2019 Jenny Holzer, member Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Jenny Holzer https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/03/HOLZj_GF_WithOnlyMyMind.jpg
    • Untitled
      Cy Twombly
      Untitled, 2003
      Twombly 2003
      Untitled, 2003
      oil on canvas
      86 x 105 ¾ x 3 inches (218 x 269 x 8 cm)
      © Cy Twombly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Cy Twombly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/03/TWOMc_GF_Untitled.jpg
    • Pencil
      Vija Celmins
      Pencil, 1968
      Celmins 1968
      Pencil, 1968
      acrylic on canvas on wood
      3 x 66 x 3 inches (8 x 168 x 8 cm)
      © Vija Celmins, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Photo: courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
       courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Vija Celmins https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/prod/2018/12/CELMv_GF_Pencil-1067x800.jpg