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The Contemporary Austin Laguna Gloria

Austin, Texas | United States
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About the Museum

The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria is a 14-acre site on the shores of Lake Austin that provides an exceptional natural landscape for contemporary installation and sculpture. The estate comprises the Mediterranean-style Driscoll Villa built in 1916, an Art School, which provides classes for all ages, the Gatehouse Gallery and the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park. Alongside temporary exhibitions, permanent works by artists including Anya Gallaccio, Paul McCarthy and Ai Weiwei are dotted around the grounds.

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Enjoy access to exhibitions at both locations of The Contemporary Austin: the Jones Center and Laguna Gloria.

Collection Highlights

  • Paul McCarthy
    White Snow #3, 2012
  • Tom Friedman
    Looking Up, 2015
  • Ai Weiwei
    Iron Tree Trunk, 2015
  • John Grade
    Canopy Tower, 2015
  • Tom Sachs
    Miffy Fountain , 2008

Collection Highlights

  • Paul McCarthy
    White Snow #3, 2012
    bronze, 98 x 77 x 74 in
    Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Brian Fitzsimmons
  • Tom Friedman
    Looking Up, 2015
    stainless steel, 390 x 130 x 90 in
    Collection of The Contemporary Austin. Commission, purchased with funds provided by the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation, 2016, © Tom Friedman. Photo: Brian Fitzsimmons, Courtesy of The Contemporary Austin.
  • Ai Weiwei
    Iron Tree Trunk, 2015
    cast iron, 185 x 63 x 82 5/8 in
    Courtesy of Ai Weiwei and Lisson Gallery. © Ai Weiwei Studio. Photo: Brian Fitzsimmons, Courtesy of The Contemporary Austin.
  • John Grade
    Canopy Tower, 2015
    ipe wood, rope, steel, wire, 15 ft 9 high, 15 ft diameter
    Courtesy of the artist and Cynthia Reeves. Photo: Brian Fitzsimmons.
  • Tom Sachs
    Miffy Fountain , 2008
    silicon bronze and paint (3-part catalysed acrylic, white primer, white base coat, 'Xtreme' Flat Finish Klearkote), 111 x 102 x 102 in
    Courtesy of the Tom Sachs Studio. Photo: Brian Fitzsimmons.
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