Room 2 Installation

October 2018—August 2021

As part of the inaugural installation of the Pavilions, Room 2 featured more than 60 works by over 50 artists dating from 1943 to 1989. Organized both geographically and chronologically, the presentation highlighted major moments in the history of postwar art, including avant-garde movements that flourished in 1950s New York, 1960s Japan, 1970s Brazil, and 1980s Germany. Juxtaposing iconic artists with lesser-known contemporaries, this installation showcased the depth and breadth of the Glenstone collection.

Exhibition Preview

    • Martin, ab in die Ecke und scham dich </i> <br>(Martin, Into the Corner, You should be Ashamed of Yourself)
      Martin Kippenberger
      Martin, ab in die Ecke und scham dich
      (Martin, Into the Corner, You should be Ashamed of Yourself), 1989
      Kippenberger 1989
    • Untitled
      Keith Haring
      Untitled, 10/22/1988
      Haring 1988
    • How Ya Like Me Now?
      David Hammons
      How Ya Like Me Now?, 1988
      Hammons 1988
    • Untitled (Made in Western Germany)
      Rosemarie Trockel
      Untitled (Made in Western Germany), 1987
      Trockel 1987
    • Ich kann beim besten Willen kein Hakenkreuz entdecken </i> <br>(With the Best Will in the World, I Can’t See a Swastika)
      Martin Kippenberger
      Ich kann beim besten Willen kein Hakenkreuz entdecken
      (With the Best Will in the World, I Can’t See a Swastika), 1984
      Kippenberger 1984
    • Untitled (We won’t play nature to your culture)
      Barbara Kruger
      Untitled (We won’t play nature to your culture), 1983
      Kruger 1983
    • Frogmen
      Jean-Michel Basquiat
      Frogmen, 1983
      On View Basquiat 1983
    • American Violence
      Bruce Nauman
      American Violence, 1981-1982
      Nauman 1981
    • Objeto gráfico </i> (Graphic object)
      Mira Schendel
      Objeto gráfico (Graphic object), 1972
      On View Schendel 1972
    • Mappa </i> (Map)
      Alighiero e Boetti
      Mappa (Map), 1971-1972
      Boetti 1971
    • Four Piece Folding Glade
      Alan Saret
      Four Piece Folding Glade, 1970
      Saret 1970
    • Relevo no. 259 </i> (Relief no. 259)
      Sergio Camargo
      Relevo no. 259 (Relief no. 259), 1970
      Camargo 1970
    • WING
      Lynda Benglis
      WING, 1970
      Benglis 1970
    • Herd </i> (Stove)
      Dieter Roth
      Herd (Stove), 1969
      Roth 1969
    • Untitled (Wraparound Triptych — Blue, Green, Lavender)
      Jo Baer
      Untitled (Wraparound Triptych — Blue, Green, Lavender), 1969-1974
      Baer 1969
    • Les Portes, Musée d’Art Moderne Les Aigles—Section XIXe siècle <br> </i> (The Doors, Museum of Modern Art, Eagles—Section 19th Century)
      Marcel Broodthaers
      Les Portes, Musée d’Art Moderne Les Aigles—Section XIXe siècle
      (The Doors, Museum of Modern Art, Eagles—Section 19th Century), 1969
      Broodthaers 1969
    • Sans II
      Eva Hesse
      Sans II, 1968
      Hesse 1968
    • Cubo </i> (Cube)
      Alighiero e Boetti
      Cubo (Cube), 1968
      Boetti 1968
    • Very Worldly
      Gladys Nilsson
      Very Worldly, 1967
      Nilsson 1967
    • Constant
      Eva Hesse
      Constant, 1967
      Hesse 1967
    • To Lift
      Richard Serra
      To Lift, 1967
      Serra 1967
    • Objeto gráfico </i> (Graphic object)
      Mira Schendel
      Objeto gráfico (Graphic object), 1967-1968
      On View Schendel 1967
    • Objeto gráfico </i> (Graphic object)
      Mira Schendel
      Objeto gráfico (Graphic object), 1967-1968
      On View Schendel 1967
    • Canvas Dark Blue
      Richard Tuttle
      Canvas Dark Blue, 1967
      Tuttle 1967
    • White Neon Belt Piece
      Richard Serra
      White Neon Belt Piece, 1967
      Serra 1967
    • Pilgrimage
      Agnes Martin
      Pilgrimage, 1966
      Martin 1966
    • a primary picture
      Dan Flavin
      a primary picture, 1964
      Flavin 1964
    • Roue de Bicyclette</i> (Bicycle Wheel)
      Marcel Duchamp
      Roue de Bicyclette (Bicycle Wheel), 1964
      On View Duchamp 1964
    • Fountain
      Marcel Duchamp
      Fountain, 1964
      On View Duchamp 1964
    • Schokoladenbild </i> (Chocolate Painting)
      Sigmar Polke
      Schokoladenbild (Chocolate Painting), 1964
      Polke 1964
    • Gold Standard
      Robert Rauschenberg
      Gold Standard, 1964
      On View Rauschenberg 1964
    • Large Flowers
      Andy Warhol
      Large Flowers, 1964
      Warhol 1964
    • Accumulation on Cabinet No. 1
      Yayoi Kusama
      Accumulation on Cabinet No. 1, 1963
      On View Kusama 1963
    • WORK
      Atsuko Tanaka
      WORK, 1963
      On View Tanaka 1963
    • Bewegtes Feld </i> (Animated Field)
      Günther Uecker
      Bewegtes Feld (Animated Field), 1963
      Uecker 1963
    • Der Wurstesser </i> (The Sausage Eater)
      Sigmar Polke
      Der Wurstesser (The Sausage Eater), 1963
      Polke 1963
    • Southern Elegy
      Anne Truitt
      Southern Elegy, 1962
      On View Truitt 1962
    • Run IV
      Sol LeWitt
      Run IV, 1962
      LeWitt 1962
    • Sakuhin </i> (Work)
      Sadamasa Motonaga
      Sakuhin (Work), 1962
      Motonaga 1962
    • Untitled
      Lee Bontecou
      Untitled, 1962
      On View Bontecou 1962
    • Hörner (Horns)
      Joseph Beuys
      Hörner (Horns), 1961
      Beuys 1961
    • Home Sweet Home II
      Arman
      Home Sweet Home II, 1960
      Arman 1960
    • Relevo espacial (amarelo) </i> (Spatial relief [yellow])
      Hélio Oiticica
      Relevo espacial (amarelo) (Spatial relief [yellow]), 1960
      On View Oiticica 1960
    • Untitled Blue Sponge Relief (RE 21)
      Yves Klein
      Untitled Blue Sponge Relief (RE 21), 1960
      On View Klein 1960
    • Espaço modulado 3A </i> (Modulated space 3A)
      Lygia Clark
      Espaço modulado 3A (Modulated space 3A), 1959
      Clark 1959
    • Work
      Akira Kanayama
      Work, 1959
      Kanayama 1959
    • Bethlehem’s Hospital
      Frank Stella
      Bethlehem’s Hospital, 1959
      Stella 1959
    • Untitled
      Kazuo Shiraga
      Untitled, 1958
      On View Shiraga 1958
    • Flag on an Orange Field II
      Jasper Johns
      Flag on an Orange Field II, 1958
      On View Johns 1958
    • No. 9 (White and Black on Wine)
      Mark Rothko
      No. 9 (White and Black on Wine), 1958
      Rothko 1958
    • Untitled
      Franz Kline
      Untitled, 1957
      On View Kline 1957
    • Sakuhin (56-12) </i> (Work [56-12])
      Toshio Yoshida
      Sakuhin (56-12) (Work [56-12]), 1956
      Yoshida 1956
    • Untitled </i> (S.693, Hanging Six-Lobed, Two-Part, Complex Form within a Form with One Suspended Sphere in the Top Lobe)
      Ruth Asawa
      Untitled (S.693, Hanging Six-Lobed, Two-Part, Complex Form within a Form with One Suspended Sphere in the Top Lobe), c. 1956
      On View Asawa 1956
    • January 1st
      Willem de Kooning
      January 1st, 1956
      On View de Kooning 1956
    • Grande Méta-Mecanique No. 1 </i> (Grand Meta-Mechanics No. 1)
      Jean Tinguely
      Grande Méta-Mecanique No. 1 (Grand Meta-Mechanics No. 1), 1955
      Tinguely 1955
    • Untitled (White)
      Shozo Shimamoto
      Untitled (White), 1955
      Shimamoto 1955
    • Number 1
      Jackson Pollock
      Number 1, 1952
      On View Pollock 1952
    • Untitled </i> (S.531, Hanging Six-Lobed, Two Continuous Interlocking Form)
      Ruth Asawa
      Untitled (S.531, Hanging Six-Lobed, Two Continuous Interlocking Form), c. 1950
      On View Asawa 1950
    • 1949-A, No. 2
      Clyfford Still
      1949-A, No. 2, 1949
      Still 1949
    • L’Homme au doigt </i> (Man Pointing)
      Alberto Giacometti
      L’Homme au doigt (Man Pointing), 1947
      On View Giacometti 1947
    • Baby Flat Top
      Alexander Calder
      Baby Flat Top, 1946
      On View Calder 1946
    • Drawing
      Arshile Gorky
      Drawing, 1943
      Gorky 1943
    • Untitled </i> (S.335, Hanging Four-and-a-Half Open Hyperbolic Shapes That Penetrate Each Other)
      Ruth Asawa
      Untitled (S.335, Hanging Four-and-a-Half Open Hyperbolic Shapes That Penetrate Each Other), c. 1954
      On View Asawa