POTOMAC, MD, December 10, 2024 — Glenstone Museum is pleased to announce the full reopening of the Pavilions on March 20, 2025, featuring new exhibitions by artists Jenny Holzer, Alex Da Corte, and others to be shared in the coming months.

Jenny Holzer utiliza desde hace tiempo el lenguaje como su medio principal, e incluye palabras y frases como herramientas para el examen personal y político. Her presentation in Room 2 will include drawing, paintings, LED installations, and plaques alongside the seminal installation The Child Room (1990). Originalmente encargada para el Pabellón de Estados Unidos en la 44ª Bienal de Venecia, The Child Room [La habitación del niño] combina elementos LED de desplazamiento vertical con un suelo de mármol grabado a medida con un texto original de Holzer. Esta es la primera vez que la obra está en exposición desde 1993.

On view in Room 6 will be recent works by Alex Da Corte, including Rubber Pencil Devil (Hell House) (2022), a neon sculpture commissioned by Glenstone to house the artist’s video work from 2018 that explores themes of humor, satire, violence, and tenderness. Ambientada en el transcurso de un día, Da Corte transforma lo familiar en extraño colocando personajes y símbolos populares en situaciones nuevas y sorprendentes. Con frecuencia el artista encarna a estos personajes él mismo a través de una prótesis y trajes para honrar, apropiarse y transformar los símbolos de la cultura estadounidense.

Emily Wei Rales, director and co-founder of Glenstone, said, "Collaborations with artists are at the heart of everything we do at Glenstone. Though each takes a distinct approach to their practices, Jenny Holzer and Alex Da Corte offer viewers the opportunity to reflect on the extraordinary challenges facing our society today through political, literary, and pop culture iconography. We are grateful to both for the trust they placed in Glenstone to share their visions with our visitors."

Returning with the reopening are several of the Pavilions’ signature single-artist presentations, including Brice Marden’s five-panel painting Moss Sutra with the Seasons (2010–2015), the Moon Landing (1969) triptych by On Kawara, and Robert Gober’s immersive environment Untitled (1992).

The Gallery will continue to present Iconoclasts: Selections from Glenstone’s Collection, an exhibition celebrating watershed moments in art history of the last century, featuring works by more than fifty artists. Beginning in January, Untitled (Number 12) (1953) by Joan Mitchell will be on view in a coordinated effort with institutions worldwide to celebrate the artist’s centennial.

"We look forward to welcoming the public back to our refreshed Pavilions building, reopening at the time of the year when Glenstone's landscape is going through its own reawakening," said Valentina Nahon, senior director of public engagement. "We are as excited for visitors to experience the new presentations as we are to reinstall the icons of the collection."

Presentations by artists Cady Noland, Melvin Edwards, and Lorraine O'Grady will remain on view through February 23, 2025. From February 24 through March 19, 2025, Glenstone will temporarily close to prepare for opening on March 20, 2025. Tickets to the fully reopened Pavilions will be available online starting March 1, 2025.

Acerca de Glenstone

Glenstone, un museo de arte moderno y contemporáneo, está integrado en casi 300 acres de pastos suavemente ondulados y bosques vírgenes en el condado de Montgomery, Maryland, a menos de 15 millas del corazón de Washington, DC. Creado por la Fundación Glenstone, una organización sin fines de lucro, el museo abrió sus puertas en 2006 y ofrece un entorno contemplativo e íntimo para experimentar obras de arte y arquitectura icónicas dentro de un ambiente natural. El museo cuenta con su edificio original, la Gallery [Galería], junto con estructuras adicionales inauguradas durante su expansión en 2018: el Arrival Hall [centro de bienvenida], con certificación LEED Platino, y los Pavilions [pabellones] y el Café, ambos con certificación LEED Oro.

Glenstone is open Thursdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors are also invited to explore the grounds or participate in self-guided sculpture tours. Admission to Glenstone is always free and visits can be scheduled online at: www.glenstone.org.

Contactos con los medios de comunicación

Natalie Miller, Polskin Arts: natalie.miller@finnpartners.com