Goodwood Art Foundation

Goodwood Art Foundation, the UK’s new not-for-profit destination for contemporary art, is located on the Goodwood Estate in the Sussex countryside, home to the Dukes of Richmond and their magnificent art collection for centuries. Focusing on three pillars of art, environment and education, Goodwood Art Foundation will launch its opening season with an exhibition devoted to Rachel Whiteread, one of the most highly regarded sculptors of her generation, presented in partnership with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Running from 31 May to 2 November 2025, the exhibition will bring together a selection of Whiteread’s sculptures and photographs displayed across the Foundation’s 70-acre landscape and in the Gallery. In addition to a collection of Whiteread’s photography — a rarely exhibited aspect of her practice — a major new work, cast in concrete, will be installed outdoors against the backdrop of the splendid Goodwood countryside. Her cast sculptures “Detached II” (2012) and “Untitled (Pair)” (1999) will also be on view, forming a prominent journey throughout the Foundation’s Schwarzman Gardens, designed by the award-winning landscape designer Dan Pearson.

Alongside this exhibition, Goodwood Art Foundation will also open its inaugural season with artworks by Isamu Noguchi, Hélio Oiticica, Susan Philipsz, Veronica Ryan, Amie Siegel and Rose Wylie — all artists whose works engage the natural environment or Goodwood’s history. Their artworks, which range from sculpture and painting to sound and film, are purposely installed throughout the grounds of the Foundation. Oiticica’s “The Invention of Colour: Magic Square #3” (1977-79/2025), a vibrant, interactive labyrinth, constructed at Goodwood according to the late artist’s instructions, is the first outdoor sculpture by the Brazilian artist unveiled in Europe.

^{Rachel Whiteread, "Detached 2," 2012. Concrete and steel © Rachel Whiteread. Courtesy Gagosian. Photograph by Mike Bruce}