Don’t Miss These Exhibits Closing at Storm King in November

  |  October 9, 2015
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Lynda Benglis, North South East West, 2009 Cast bronze fountain and steel Four elements, each 66″ x 7′ 6″ x 56″ (167.6 x 228.6 x 142.1 cm) Courtesy the artist; Cheim & Read, New York; and Locks Gallery, Philadelphia. © Lynda Benglis / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Photograph by Jerry L. Thompson

The leaves are changing and the light is waning, and that means that two of Storm King Art Center’s recent exhibits will be closing soon.

“Lynda Benglis: Water Sources” closes on November 8. Benglis used the water fountains at Storm King as the setting for her sculptures, which are comprised of material like wax, bronze, and clay, as well as less traditional materials such as polyurethane foam and latex rubber. Her sculptures capture the haunting movement of water, locked forever in time in solid form, creating haunting, fluid figures that resemble stalagmites hidden deep within underground caves.

Storm King will be offering a Curator’s Walk of “Water Sources” on Sunday, October 18 at 2pm. The walking tour and talk will be led by Director and Chief Curator David Collens and Curator Nora Lawrence.

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Luke Stettner, a,b,moon,d. 2015. Outdoor: earth, biochar, and wood (locust, pine, and sugar maple). Indoor: gelatin silver photographs, artist frames, concrete, and discarded mobile phones. Courtesy the artist and Kate Werble Gallery; ©2015 Luke Stettner. Photography by Jerry L. Thompson.

“Outlooks: Luke Stettner,” which closes November 29, is a site-specific for Storm King. Stettner’s work, entitled a,b,moon,d, uses a process called pyrolysis involving biochar, a soil-enhancing, wood-based charcoal. Stettner used biochar to fill a series of trenches already on site at Storm King, and the resulting images a reminiscent of ancient Egyptian glyphs and geometric symbols. The exhibit also includes an indoor photo and sculpture display. 

In October, Storm King is open Wednesdays – Sundays, 10am-5:30pm (closed Mondays and Tuesdays, except Columbus Day on Monday, October 12). In November, the art center is open Wednesdays – Sundays, 10am-4:30pm (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays). Storm King is closed on Thanksgiving Day. Admission is $15/adults, $12/senior citizens (65 or older with valid ID), $8/ages 5-18 and Students (with valid ID), and free for children 4 & under and members.

For more information, visit www.stormking.org, call 845-534-3115, or email info@stomrking.org.

About Storm King Art Center

Widely celebrated as one of the world’s leading sculpture parks, Storm King Art Center has welcomed visitors from across the globe for fifty years. It is located only one hour north of New York City, in the lower Hudson Valley, where its pristine 500-acre landscape of fields, hills, and woodlands provides the setting for a collection of more than 100 carefully sited sculptures created by some of the most acclaimed artists of our time.

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