Ghent,

NY

United States

Art Omi

Situated in a hamlet of Columbia County along Route 22 is an expansive sculpture park set within 120 acres of rolling terrain. Loosely sectioned between large-scale sculpture and architectural folly鈥攖hough the distinctions between these disciplines are intentionally blurred, the property is composed of a series of interconnected meadows, framed by second-growth woodlands. Situated along curving mown and earthen paths, the collection boasts more than 60 works, many of which  invite interaction.

Established in 1991 by real estate developer and literary agent Francis J. Greenburger, the non-profit developed incrementally. First a residential program for writers, artists and architects, it was expanded in 1998 to include the sculpture park, laid out by FT Architecture + Interiors. Ten years later the same firm designed a visitor center and gallery on a gentle rise adjacent to a circular drive, which provides primary access to the site.

From the entrance, meadows extend on either side a copse that screens an elongated pond from view. Moving through the undulating topography, sculpture and follies are gradually revealed to the visitor. Mown paths traverse the meadows whereas earthen ones wend through woodlands of maple, oak, and cherry trees. The meadows vary in size and topographic variation, with hillcrests often crowned by monumental works.

The artworks are often displayed on a temporary basis, with several installations on view for longer periods of time. Significant works in the collection include A Simple Network of Underground Wells and Tunnels (1975/2011) by Alice Aycock, Smoke (2009) by Richard Nonas, and others including Pippa Garner, Donald Lipski, and Beverly Pepper.

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