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Tea Tray for Taos is included in “Plants, Animals, and Sky” @canada.nyc curated by @msgrauer . I’m delighted to get to share this piece with an amazing group of artists and I’m particularly moved to be in the company of Marsden Hartley, who shared an affinity for the New Mexico landscape. I made this piece after a trip to Taos with the intention of capturing fragments of the physical landscape as well as my own internal landscape. The cup and saucer functions as a compass to geographically orient oneself and to find internal alignment, something the desert invites one to do. Here is an exert from the beautifully written text by @darling_green_studio .

“In 1918–19 Marsden Hartley visited Mabel Dodge Luhan at her home in Taos, New Mexico. Years later, while in Berlin and Paris, he was inspired by his encounter with the New Mexican landscape and painted approximately 35 pictures from memory. These paintings, known as the New Mexico Recollections, capture the shimmering waves of heat-distorted light and the living land of the high desert. Each cloud and cactus rides a river of movement in earth and sky—the plants seem ready to get up and walk away.” taken in Canada by @andershamilton_

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It’s the last few days to see “A Garden of Promise and Dissent” @thealdrich . Contributing to this exhibition was a milestone for me in several ways. This was my first outdoor sculpture and I’m proud to say it persevered through the elements for all 18 months. Here are some peak blooms from last summer. taken in The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum by @andershamilton_

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I’ve always been interested in how sculpture can respond to its environment. Having this piece installed in @thealdrich sculpture garden gave me a chance to consider how my work could have another mode of existence at night. For years I’ve used glazes containing rare earth elements for their ability to change color in response to light but I recently learned Europium oxide has phosphorescent properties allowing it to absorb UV light during the day and slowly release it at night. Obelisk (Anew) is on view through April 12th and if you feel inclined to visit after hours you’ll find it glowing across the garden.
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Obelisk (Anew), 2024.
cremated morning glory, rare earth elements, ceramic, resin, steel, acrylic, maple. taken in The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum by @andershamilton_

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Not my new work, just something I love living with. A burnout cast of a rose from my mom’s garden with a vitrine designed and built with my dad. taken in Little Cormorant Lake by @andershamilton_

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Anders Hamilton’s Obelisk (Anew), 2024, preserves the delicate form of a morning glory through his “cremation” process, transforming the ephemeral bloom into a lasting monument. Installed in the Sculpture Garden and now covered in living morning glories, the work creates a powerful sense of return and renewal—nature reclaiming and continuing its own cycle. Hamilton’s obelisk reflects on life, death, and regeneration, capturing both the fragility and resilience of the natural world.

@andershamilton_ @amy_smithstewart by @andershamilton_

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Install shots from “Claudine’s House” @rosskramergallery … Closing Friday!
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Inspired by the 1922 eponymous novel by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. The exhibition includes work by:

@katherineroseauchterlonie
@andershamilton_
@peter_hoffmeister
@athena_latocha
@mmmorgunova
@taylor.prendergast
@tarabanski

Curated by @ciellehart taken in Ross+Kramer Gallery by @andershamilton_

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Claudine’s House opens Thursday 7/10 @rosskramergallery . Come check out this beautiful show curated by @ciellehart
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Obelisk (Lycopene), 2024.
cremated leaves, rare earth elements, ceramic, twig,resin, steel, acrylic, maple, glass. taken in Ross+Kramer Gallery by @andershamilton_

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I’m thrilled to contribute “Cinerary” as a limited edition sculpture for the Aldrich Collects membership program. This is the first edition I’ve produced and it feels very special to make it in support of the institution which also offered me my first museum exhibition opportunity. Thank you @amy_smithstewart for the invitation to do so!
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Cinerary, 2025, cremated leaf, rare earth elements, ceramic, steel, wood.

3 x 3 x 7.5 inches

Edition of 15. taken in The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum by @andershamilton_

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It’s the final week to see the indoor portion of “A Garden of Promise and Dissent” at @thealdrich , but you can catch this piece in the sculpture garden until April 2026.
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Obelisk (Anew), 2024.
cremated morning glory, rare earth elements, ceramic, resin, steel, acrylic, maple. taken in The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum by @andershamilton_

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Obelisk (Xeric), 2024, cremated leaves, rare earth elements, ceramic, silver, twig, soil, resin, steel, glass, mahogany.

Last slide shows glaze containing rare earth elements change color when shifting from natural to artificial light

@thealdrich taken in The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum by @andershamilton_

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This sculpture is included in “A Garden of Promise and Dissent” at @thealdrich curated by @amy_smithstewart Very excited and deeply honored to share my work with this group of artists.
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A Garden of Promise and Dissent inaugurates The Aldrich’s newly renovated campus and Sculpture Garden. This intergenerational group exhibition of twenty-one artists explores the animation of the “garden” as a site of private expression (poetics) and public action (praxis). Artists participating in the exhibition include Terry Adkins, Kelly Akashi, Teresa Baker, Alina Bliumis, Carolina Caycedo, Carl Cheng, Rachelle Dang, Anders Hamilton, Maren Hassinger, Hugh Hayden, Max Hooper Schneider, Athena LaTocha, Gracelee Lawrence, Cathy Lu, Jill Magid, Suchitra Mattai, Mary Mattingly, Brandon Ndife, Meg Webster, Faith Wilding, and Rachel Youn.
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Obelisk (Xeric), 2024.
cremated leaves, rare earth elements, ceramic, silver, twig, soil, resin, steel, mahogany. taken in The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum by @andershamilton_

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On view now @phillipsauction

Obelisk (Hypoxia), 2024. cremated leaves, rare earth elements, ceramic, twig,resin, steel, mahogany, maple, glass.

“Blue Hour” curated by @tuckerjoan

October 3-20 taken in Phillips Art Auctions by @andershamilton_

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