Installed throughout the expansive grounds, the collection of outdoor sculpture seamlessly integrates art, architecture, and nature.

There’s a lot of ground to cover on your visit. We want you to know the following about some of our outdoor sculptures:

Split-Rocker, 2000 is in bloom annually from May to October.

Four Rounds: Equal Weight, Unequal Measure, 2017 is open daily from 11am to 4pm, weather permitting.

Clay Houses (Boulder-Room-Holes), 2007 is open daily from 11am to 4pm, weather permitting.

“Untitled,” 1992–1995 is covered from fall until spring, and covers are removed once the possibility of freezing weather has passed.

FOREST (for a thousand years…), 2012, is operated seasonally from May through October, playing from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm daily, weather permitting. This season, the piece is on view from May 4, 2023 through October 29, 2023.

The Katastwóf Karavan, 2017 will be activated at 1pm on Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20 by artist Kara Walker and jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran. After these initial performances, the sculpture will play music for a single performance weekly on Saturday afternoons at 2pm through September of 2023.⁣

    • 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
      Kara Walker https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WALKk_GF_TheKatastwofKaravan_GlenstoneInstall-1200x800.jpg A wagon with black cutout figures on the sides sits in a green field with a concrete building in the distance.
    • Four Rounds: Equal Weight, Unequal Measure
      Richard Serra
      Four Rounds: Equal Weight, Unequal Measure, 2017
      On View Serra 2017
      Four Rounds: Equal Weight, Unequal Measure, 2017
      forged steel
      dimensions variable
      © 2022 Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Cristiano Mascaro
      On View

      Richard Serra https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Four_Rounds_Equal_Weight_Unequal_Measure_2017_2696_CM_Glenstone_01-Recovered-1200x800.jpg
    • Horse and Rider
      Charles Ray
      Horse and Rider, 2014
      On View Ray 2014
      Horse and Rider, 2014
      solid stainless steel
      109 ½ x 40 x 105 ⅞ inches (278 x 102 x 269 cm)
      © Charles Ray, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Charles Ray https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/RAYc_GF_HorseRider_RA-1067x800.jpg
    • Smug
      Tony Smith
      Smug, 1973/2005
      On View Smith 1973
      Smug, 1973/2005
      aluminum, painted black
      11 x 78 x 64 feet (3 x 24 x 20 m)
      © Estate of Tony Smith/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Iwan Baan
      On View       Iwan Baan
      Tony Smith https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/SMITt_GF_Smug.jpg
    • Two Partially Buried Sinks
      Robert Gober
      Two Partially Buried Sinks, 1986-1987
      On View Gober 1986
      Two Partially Buried Sinks, 1986-1987
      cast iron, enamel paint
      39 x 120 x 72 inches (99 x 305 x 183 cm) overall
      © Robert Gober, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      On View
      Robert Gober https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/GOBEr_GF_TwoPartiallyBuried-1.jpg
    • Compression Line
      Michael Heizer
      Compression Line, 1968/2016
      On View Heizer 1968
      Compression Line, 1968/2016
      A588 steel
      75 x 10 x 9 ½ feet (2286 x 305 x 290 cm)
      © 2018 Michael Heizer
      Photo: Jerry Thompson
      On View       Jerry Thompson
      Michael Heizer https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HEIZ_GF_CompressionLine.jpg
    • Sylvester
      Richard Serra
      Sylvester, 2001
      On View Serra 2001
      Sylvester, 2001
      weatherproof steel
      outer spiral 13 feet 7 inches x 41 feet x 31 feet 8 inches (4 x 13 x 10 m)
      inner spiral 13 feet 7 inches x 30 feet 8 inches x 24 feet 11 inches (4 x 9 x 8 m)
      © 2018 Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      On View       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Richard Serra https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/SERRr_GF_Sylvester_01.jpg
    • Contour 290
      Richard Serra
      Contour 290, 2004
      On View Serra 2004
      Contour 290, 2004
      weatherproof steel
      15 feet 6 inches x 223 feet 2 inches x 2 inches (5 m x 68 m x 5 cm)
      © 2018 Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      On View       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Richard Serra https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/SERRr_GF_Contour290_01.jpg
    • Clay Houses (Boulder-Room-Holes)
      Andy Goldsworthy
      Clay Houses (Boulder-Room-Holes), 2007
      On View Goldsworthy 2007
      Clay Houses (Boulder-Room-Holes), 2007
      mica-schist, clay, hair, slate
      exterior of each house, height 4m, width 4.9m, length 5.8m
      © Andy Goldsworthy, Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.
      Photo: Jerry Thompson
      On View       Jerry Thompson
      Andy Goldsworthy https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/GOLDa_GF_ClayHouses.jpg
    • Untitled
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Untitled, 2005
      On View Kelly 2005
      Untitled, 2005
      stainless steel
      height 45 feet (13.7 m)
      © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
      Photo: Scott Frances
      On View       Scott Frances
      Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SFrances_0660_S03-534x800.jpg
    • “Untitled”
      Felix Gonzalez-Torres
      “Untitled”, 1992–1995
      On View Gonzalez-Torres 1992
      “Untitled”, 1992–1995
      medium varies with installation, water
      two parts: 12 feet or 24 feet in diameter each
      overall dimensions: 24 x 12 feet or 48 x 24 feet
      height varies with installation; ideal visible height is 14 to 16 inches
      © Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Courtesy of The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation
      Photo: Jerry Thompson
      On View       Jerry Thompson
      Felix Gonzalez-Torres https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GONZf_GF_Untitled.jpg
    • FOREST (for a thousand years…)
      Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller
      FOREST (for a thousand years…), 2012
      On View Cardiff 2012
      FOREST (for a thousand years…), 2012
      audio installation: 22 loud speakers mounted in a forest setting, amplifiers, playback computer
      Duration: 28-minute loop
      © Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, courtesy of the artists and Luhring Augustine, New York

      The sound sculpture, FOREST (for a thousand years…), 2012 by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller contains loud passages including sounds of explosions and recordings from historical battle reenactments which may be heard throughout the site.



      On View
      Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Outdoor-Sculpture-cardiff12-1276x678.jpg 6 people sit on tree stumps in a fully verdant forest with dead leaves on the ground.
    • Split-Rocker
      Jeff Koons
      Split-Rocker, 2000
      On View Koons 2000
      Split-Rocker, 2000
      stainless steel, soil, geotextile fabric, internal irrigation system, and live flowering plants
      37 x 39 x 36 feet (1128 x 1189 x 1097 cm)
      © Jeff Koons

      In bloom May through October
      On View
      Jeff Koons https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/011_20190717.jpg