Jaume Plensa’s monumental sculpture “Laura,” 2012, was recently installed in this location on November 19, 2012. The sculpture is constructed using stacked marble slabs sealed with ... (read more)
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, founded in 1862, is among the nation’s oldest public arts institutions, sharing that distinction with the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia; the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford; and the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, among others. At the turn of the twentieth century, local philanthropist John J. Albright donated funds for a new building and Edward B. Green of Green & Wicks was approved as the architect. This building became the permanent home for the Albright Art Gallery, dedicated on May 31, 1905.
E.B. Green was responsible for the design of numerous private residences and commercial and academic buildings in Buffalo; his work is also figured prominently in Ithaca, at Cornell University. Green’s significant museum commissions include a landmark neoclassical structure with an Ionic façade for the Toledo Art Museum and the Dayton Art Institute, modeled after the Villa d’Este near Rome and the Villa Farnese at Caprarola in Italy.
Subsequently, Seymour H. Knox, Jr. became the Gallery’s most influential supporter. Knox made it possible to construct a new addition designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and during his lifetime, amassed a brilliant collection of more than 700 artworks, donating it all to the Gallery. The new modernist wing was dedicated in 1962, one hundred years after the founding of the Academy, standing as a testament to Mr. Knox and his vision. The generosity of Seymour H. Knox, Jr. was reflected in the institution’s adoption of a new name, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
The Gallery’s 150-year tradition of collecting, conserving, and exhibiting the art of its time has given rise to one of the world’s most extraordinary art collections, including such renowned works as Pablo Picasso’s “La Toilette”, 1906, acquired in 1926; Joan Miró’s “Carnival of Harlequin”, 1924-25, acquired in 1940; Willem de Kooning’s “Gotham News”, 1955, acquired in 1955; Arshile Gorky’s “The Liver Is the Cock’s Comb”, 1944, acquired in 1956; and Jackson Pollock’s “Convergence”, 1952, acquired in 1956. The Gallery has continued to add cutting-edge contemporary art to its Collection, acquiring major works in recent years by such artists as Matthew Barney, Mark Bradford, Tara Donovan, Teresita Fernandez, Liam Gillick, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Mona Hatoum, Jim Lambie, Catherine Opie, Jorge Pardo, Nancy Rubins, Jennifer Steinkamp, and Philip Taaffe.
Under the initiative of former Gallery Director Louis Grachos, the Albright-Knox, in conjunction with the Carnegie Museum of Art, became the nation’s first museum to jointly acquire a major, large-scale contemporary work–Rachel Whiteread’s “Untitled (Domestic)”, 2002. Today, constantly changing installations and special exhibitions pair current innovations in contemporary art with masterworks of modernism, inviting provocative and energetic reexaminations of the old with the new.
Address - 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222
Telephone - 716.882.8700
Gallery Hours
10 am–5 pm Tuesday
10 am–5 pm Wednesday
10 am–5 pm Thursday
10 am–5 pm Friday
10 am–5 pm Saturday
10 am–5 pm Sunday
10 am–10 pm M&T FIRST FRIDAYS
Please note: The Gallery is open late on the First Friday of every month as part of M&T FIRST FRIDAYS. On the other Fridays of the month, the Gallery closes at 5 pm.
Closed Mondays and Independence, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Days.
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery
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Jim Hodges’s “look and see” is a massive nine-ton sculpture which creates illusions of positive and negative space through its black-and-white painted surface, cut-outs, and camouflage ... (read more)
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On May 14, 2013, Andy Goldsworthy was at the Albright-Knox to install "Rising Stone," 2013. This photograph shows the boulder that is buried under the ground ... (read more)
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Do Ho Suh's "Karma," 2010, was installed in this location in September 2010 for the exhibition "Beyond/In Western New York 2010: Alternating Currents,” on view from ... (read more)
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Fletcher Benton (American, born 1931). “Folded Square Alphabet O,” 1989. Steel and paint, 96 x 96 x 96 inches (243.8 x 243.8 x 243.8 cm). Collection ... (read more)
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In June 2011, Nancy Rubins’s "Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Monochrome I, Built to Live Anywhere, at Home Here,” 2010–11, was unveiled to the public, becoming a significant ... (read more)
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Andy Goldsworthy's "Rising Stone," 2012, was unveiled by the artist in May 2013. This environmental sculpture consists of a boulder buried in the ground. The sculpture ... (read more)
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Alexander Liberman arrived in the United States in 1941 and quickly became enamored with the industrial landscape. Previously a writer and painter, Liberman learned how to ... (read more)
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Andy Goldsworthy's "Path (working title)," 2012-ongoing, was unveiled by the artist in May 2013. The Albright-Knox continues to engage with living artists through commissions, such as ... (read more)
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"Zig-Zag" returned to its original position on the Gallery's Elmwood Lawn on August 20, 2012. Originally installed in September 1968 for the exhibition "Plus x Minus: ... (read more)
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Charles Cary Rumsey’s equestrian statue of Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador, was commissioned for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. It is now ... (read more)
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“Flat Rate II” is a prime example of Lyman Kipp’s trademark style. Kipp uses intersecting lines to create sturdy structures. He strictly uses the primary colors ... (read more)
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Franz West’s "Meeting Point 3" was previously located in the Gallery's Sculpture Garden before being installed in this current location on October 1, 2009. West’s sculptures ... (read more)
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Jaume Plensa’s monumental sculpture serves as a portrait of Laura. Its sheer size and weight is combatted by the vertically emphasized features of the form. Plensa ... (read more)
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Clifton Hall (Exterior view). Architect: Peter Castle. Located at 1231 Elmwood Avenue. Date: May 29th, 2009. A more current image of Clifton Hall which has been ... (read more)
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Installation view at the WNY Book Arts Center during the Beyond/In Western New York, 2010 Alternating Currents Exhibit. Three artists were featured: Warren Quigley, Scott McCarney ... (read more)
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A video still of "Evolving Moisture" (2009-10) by Virocode: Peter D'Auria and Andrea Mancuso on display at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center during the Beyond/In Western New ... (read more)
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Installation view of "Untitled" (2010) by Adam Weekley on display at Buffalo Arts Studio during the Beyond/In Western New York, 2010 Alternating Currents Exhibit. (read more)
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"Swarm" (2008-09) by TH&B at the Buffalo Arts Studio during the Beyond/In Western New York, 2010 Alternating Currents Exhibit. (read more)
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Installation View of works by Kurt Von Voetsch during the Beyond/In Western New York, 2010 Alternating Currents Exhibit at the University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery (read more)
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"1300 Elmwood Ave." (2010) a Performance by Karen Brummund at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center during the Beyond/In Western New York, 2010 Alternating Currents Exhibit. (read more)
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Documentation of "Walking Machine" by Jessica Thompson in front of the Squeaky Wheel for the Beyond/In Western New York, 2010 Alternating Currents Exhibit. (read more)
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"Fossils" series by Stefan Petranek on display at CEPA Gallery. Chromogenic prints on Kodak Metallic Paper 18 x 18 inches each. (read more)
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From the "Form: Data: Form" Series (2008-10) by Jason Bernagozzi at the Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center during the Beyond/In Western New York 2010 Alternating Currents Exhibit. ... (read more)
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Installation view of ""EMF Hat" (2010) from the Remnants" installation by Lisa Neighbour exhibited at the Carnegie Art Center during the Beyond/In Western New York, 2010 ... (read more)
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