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. The piece is currently closed and will return from May 4, 2023 through October 29, 2023.
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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
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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
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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
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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 -
Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller
FOREST (for a thousand years…), 2012
Cardiff 2012FOREST (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 YorkThe 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.
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. -
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