Glenstone: Video Trio — ‘Ellsworth Kelly at 100’, Closes March 17th | Outdoor Sculptures / Publications …

Time is running out to catch Ellsworth Kelly at 100! The exhibition closes on March 17 before re-opening at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris on May 9. 

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Want to learn more? In collaboration with Rava Films, we’ve produced a trio of videos about the exhibition, the artist, and what it takes to install Kelly’s massive Yellow Curve, 1990.

Alex Da Corte’s As Long as the Sun Lasts, 2021, opens to visitors today, February 15. Mixing references from art history and Italian literature with children’s toys, Sesame Street, and Donna Summer, As Long as the Sun Lasts is now installed on Gallery Road, overlooking the Gallery pond, marking the first long-term addition to Glenstone’s outdoor sculpture program since 2022.

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Alex Da Corte, As Long as the Sun Lasts, 2021. © Alex Da Corte

“In order to tell the truth, you need to invent what might be missing from the archive, to collapse time, to concern yourself with issues of scale, to formally move things around in a way that reveals something more true than fact. That’s always what I’ve been trying to do in sculpture.”—Simone Leigh  

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In May, Glenstone will unveil Simone Leigh’s Satellite, 2022, along the Woodland Trail. At twenty-four feet tall and weighing 6,000 pounds, Satellite is a monumental abstraction that incorporates motifs from the African diaspora, a hallmark of Leigh’s practice. 

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Simone Leigh, Satellite, 2022. © Simone Leigh, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo by Timothy Schenck 

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On view in the Gallery is Iconoclasts: Selections from Glenstone’s Collection. Get up close and personal with over fifty artists’ works as you amble through a century of radical artmaking. 

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Iconoclasts will remain open in the Gallery during the Pavilions closure that begins on March 21. Visits to the exhibition can be arranged through a supplementary timed entry ticket. For more information, visit the 2024 operating updates page on our website. As always, visits to Glenstone are free. 

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Hilma af Klint, Tree of Knowledge, 1913-1915.

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While the Pavilions is closed for renovations beginning March 21, we are pleased to offer extended hours and new programming. From May 3 through September 28, we will be open until 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays and will feature outdoor walks, guided sketching, and live music once a month.

Need a pop of color? Looking for a housewarming gift for a devoted minimalist? Four exclusive posters commemorating Ellsworth Kelly at 100 are available for purchase in the Glenstone bookstore. Whether it’s the prismatic brilliance of Spectrum IX, the elegance of White Curves II, or the golden sweep of Yellow Curve, your walls will thank you for the update.

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The Glenstone Field Guide is now in its 3rd edition. This lighthearted, illustrated companion to your visit now features staff-written entries on nearly every artist in Glenstone’s collection, and hosts a brand new selection of illustrations by Jordan Awan. If you want to know more about the goldenrod blooming in the meadow in late summer, the zinc that clads the Gallery building, or an artist in Iconoclasts, the Field Guide has you covered with bite-sized insights sure to pique your curiosity.