News and Events
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Maiden May
On View at Hirshhorn Museum
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A new Frick publication co-authored by Marie-Laure Buku Pongo and Arlene Shechet.
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Big Sister
Courtyard installation at
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Oomph
On exhibit at the Poydras Corridor.
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Read Essay by Arlene Shechet For Art in America
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Conversation with Arlene Shechet, Stephanie Barron & David Salle
February 28, 2026
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![Contemporary pink and beige abstract sculpture outside at night with a historic building illuminated in the background and people walking nearby.]()
Dawn at Art Basel Paris
Paris, France
INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
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Fictional First Person
Kistefos Museum
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![Colorful modern sculpture resembling an elephant, with a yellow body, yellow trunk, and gray ears, situated indoors near large windows.]()
Janice
Des Moines Art Center
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Three Sided Dream (for Sophie)
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
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![Sculpture of a large, abstract pile of various ceramic objects on a black pedestal in an art gallery.]()
Seeing is Believing
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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![Abstract outdoor sculpture in a grassy field with trees and blue sky with clouds.]()
Bea Blue
Storm King Art Center
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![Abstract sculpture made of wooden blocks and textured black and white elements on a black circular base, set against a white background.]()
Equal Time
Centre Pompidou
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![A sculpture of a head with curly hair, painted in red and purple, mounted on a tall, textured wooden pedestal.]()
After Midnight
Museo Reina Sofia
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![Mixed-media sculpture resembling an abstract totem or figure with a black base, a metallic middle section with a circular cutout, and a textured, curved black top section, standing on a concrete floor against a white wall.]()
Deep Listening
Nasher Sculpture Center
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![Bronze abstract sculpture with organic shapes displayed on a black platform in an art gallery.]()
Twin Rockers
National Gallery of Art
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![A sculpture of a pink creature with a large open mouth and a small right arm, worn and chipped, displayed on a green platform on top of a wooden pedestal.]()
Beginning Now
Art Gallery of New South Wales
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![Two abstract sculptures resembling oversized heads made of textured pinkish material with paint splatters, placed on stacked white and black brick-like blocks.]()
So and So and So and So and On and On
ICA Boston
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![A contemporary sculpture combining a large tree trunk with geometric and industrial elements, including a black and tan stone block on top, a metal plate, and a metal pipe, all mounted on a rectangular metal base.]()
Ripple and Ruffle
Hirshhorn Museum
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![Close-up of a ceramic sculpture with a rough texture and white glaze, featuring protruding tubes and holes, on a pedestal.]()
Out Front
MOCA Los Angeles
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![A modern sculpture resembling a tall, textured stone column with irregular surface, featuring small concrete blocks attached at various angles.]()
The Possibility of Ghosts
The Phillips Collection
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![A white abstract sculpture displayed on a wooden pedestal in an art gallery.]()
Eye Level
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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![A sculpture composed of stacked irregular blocks of wood painted and left natural, with yellow sculpted shapes on the side, set against a plain background.]()
Fancy
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal
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![White sculptural art piece resembling a suitcase with candelabra, a bowl, and decorative elements carved into it, all in white.]()
Travel Light
The Jewish Mueum, New York
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![An abstract red sculpture resembling coral or rock formation on a round yellow table]()
Together: Pacific Time 5 a.m.
San José Museum of Art
Watch The Artist Project with Arlene Shechet at The Met (3 min)
“Closely examining one object can shed light on our interwoven existences and the miraculous stories folded into artworks.”
- Arlene Shechet
NEW PUBLICATION:
Frick Diptych Book Series #18
SÈVRES MANUFACTORY’S VASE JAPON
by Marie-Laure Buku Pongo and Arlene Shechet
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"...she points out that a metal sculpture can be assertive but also inviting, alarming and seductive, big but light. Her male predecessors in the Blowtorch and Crane Gang start to look blunt by comparison. "
Ariella Budick, The Financial Times
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Tour Girl Group with Arlene Shechet at Storm King Art Center
In this film, we walked with Arlene Shechet through Storm King Art Center in New York's Hudson Valley, visiting her six large-scale works that were on view in the fall of 2024.
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Arlene Shechet Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Artist Arlene Shechet was among the nineteen new members and four honorary members inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters during its annual Ceremonial on May 24, 2023.
