Robert Grosvenor, Untitled, 1974, steel tape, pencil on paper, 37 3/4 x 72 1/8 x 2 1/4 framed. © Robert Grosvenor. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.
February 6 – May 3, 2026
The Preservation Society of Newport County in Rhode Island, Rosecliff Mansion
Fifty-one years after Monumenta transformed Newport with one of the world’s first large-scale outdoor sculpture exhibitions, Full Circle revisits that groundbreaking moment through the work of Richard Fleischner, one of the last living participating artists, and his contemporaries. The exhibition presents original sketches, notes and archival materials that illuminate Fleischner's early career alongside influential figures such as Christo, Robert Grosvenor, Claes Oldenburg, Alexander Liberman and Barnett Newman.
Complemented by encaustics and works related to Fleischner’s ongoing Rowdy Meadow earthwork, the exhibit traces a compelling arc from the pioneering vision of Monumenta to the continuing relevance of modern art and contemporary sculpture today.