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 activated seasonally from May through October. We welcome visitors to experience the immersive soundscape playing on loop daily from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and 4:00pm to 5:00pm, weather permitting. This upcoming season, the work can be heard from May 2, 2024 through October 27, 2024.
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.
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Kara Walker
The Katastwóf Karavan, 2017
Walker 2017The 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. -
Richard Serra
Four Rounds: Equal Weight, Unequal Measure, 2017
On View Serra 2017Four 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 -
Charles Ray
Horse and Rider, 2014
On View Ray 2014Horse 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 -
Tony Smith
Smug, 1973/2005
On View Smith 1973Smug, 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 -
Robert Gober
Two Partially Buried Sinks, 1986-1987
On View Gober 1986Two 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 -
Michael Heizer
Compression Line, 1968/2016
On View Heizer 1968Compression 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 -
Richard Serra
Sylvester, 2001
On View Serra 2001Sylvester, 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 -
Richard Serra
Contour 290, 2004
On View Serra 2004Contour 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 -
Andy Goldsworthy
Clay Houses (Boulder-Room-Holes), 2007
On View Goldsworthy 2007Clay 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 -
Ellsworth Kelly
Untitled, 2005
On View Kelly 2005Untitled, 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 -
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 -
Jeff Koons
Split-Rocker, 2000
On View Koons 2000Split-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