Opening June 27, 2026, Art Omi presents Tschabalala Self: Pioneer Red (2023), premiering the bronze sculpture—originally commissioned by Desert X—on the East Coast. Self describes the work as a “monument built in homage to the collective foremothers of contemporary America. Pioneer Red represents the lost, expelled, and forgotten Indigenous and African women…[who stand] as a beacon
This fall, Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio premieres Invernadero herido (para Huerta) [Wounded greenhouse (for Huerta)], his first outdoor installation on the East Coast commissioned by Art Omi, centered around the Wardian case, a nineteenth-century device of colonial extraction that was used to transport living plants from Central and South America to collectors in Europe and the
Ruins of Empire (2022), the artist’s first large-scale sculpture, appropriates the Statue of Freedom, a historic bronze that sits atop the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. In Williams’ recreation, the earthen sculpture sinks into the earth fifteen degrees off center. Around this work and the nearby sculpture Vertigo, Williams has introduced amaranth, a resilient
In their practice, Kiyan Williams splits, cuts, twists, and tilts monumental forms, creating earthen ruins appearing in various states of suspended entropy. The exhibition Vertigo brings together new and recent work that sets the stage for a world thrown off balance. The titular sculpture Vertigo (2024) reconfigures three neoclassical columns, collapsing the towering forms that
On view from July 6, 2024–January 31, 2025, Body, Language is an installation by Riley Hooker of interconnected inflatable structures for sitting titled SIT(UATION). The forms—produced in collaboration with architect Nick Meehan—evolved from Hooker’s publishing practice, and are calibrated for reading. They draw from the rich legacy of pneumatic design, building from the utopian imaginary
For more than five decades, artist Pippa Garner has embedded her work in the world, often realizing projects outside the confines of galleries, museums, or the boundaries of what has been strictly defined as art. Originally trained as a car designer, Garner was kicked out of the ArtCenter College of Design’s transportation design program in
Cuban-born artist Alexandre Arrechea (b. 1970) examines the politics of public gathering spaces, returning for more than twenty years to the symbol of the basketball court. In Orange Functional–a major new commission by Art Omi–orange branches blossom into functional basketball hoops. As viewers throw basketballs, they fall from hoop to grass, evoking orange fruit falling from
This Land Is Your Land, an installation by Chilean artist Iván Navarro (b. 1972), points to connections between two countries–Chile and the United States. The work takes its title from a folk song by American musician Woody Guthrie that was a source of inspiration for Chilean folk singers banned in Chile under the violent dictatorship
TunnelTeller is an immersive outdoor sculpture by Alicja Kwade. The work is designed to challenge the viewer’s notions of space and perception. TunnelTeller is fabricated from smooth concrete and punctuated with stainless steel apertures that frame and distort the view of the surrounding landscape and sky. Large stone quartzite spheres are strewn around the maze-like work, resembling discarded
Jean Shin is recognized for constructing large-scale, participatory installations using discarded materials. By working with fallen trees, Shin prompts viewers to consider their environmental impact. Allée Gathering (continues) initially used wood salvaged from a row (allée) of ailing maple trees at Storm King Art Center to create a monumental picnic table. Timbers cut from several
