June 28, 2025–October 12, 2026
Williamstown MA 01267
USA
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 10am–5pm
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Ground/Work 2025 is an outdoor exhibition of six monumental sculptures positioned across the Clark’s campus. Each participating artist reimagines a global craft tradition in contemporary form: Mexican tile mosaic (Javier Senosiain), West African indigo dyeing (Aboubakar Fofana), British willow weaving (Laura Ellen Bacon), American woodworking (Hugh Hayden), Japanese ceramics (Yō Akiyama), and European marble carving (Milena Naef). Craft is a crucial variable in the equation of art; it takes many forms across the world, not only in terms of materials and processes, but also in terms of cultural and spiritual associations. No matter where or how craft is practiced, though, it always comes down to skilled human hands—what they bring to our shared environment.
The exhibition is free to visit at any time of day or night and is on view until October 2026. Like the trees, stones, and animals that surround them, these works are part of the living landscape—visit across the seasons to see how they change in relationship to their environment.
Ground/work 2025 is organized by the Clark Art Institute and curated by independent scholar Glenn Adamson.
Ground/work 2025 is made possible by Denise Littlefield Sobel. Major funding is provided by the Edward and Maureen Fennessy Bousa Fund for Contemporary Projects, Karen and Robert Scott, and VIA Art Fund, with additional support from Thomas and Lily Beischer, Girlfriend Fund and Agnes Gund.
