Great Meadows

Outside Louisville, Kentucky, lies Great Meadows, the home of contemporary art collector and philanthropist Al Shands (1928-2021).

The house was designed by architect David Morton and tailored to be as outstanding an artifact as each of the works it houses. Al Shands’ collection, accumulated over a period of thirty-five years, encompasses major handicrafts and ceramic objects and has grown to focus on large-scale sculpture and site-specific commissioned works.

Interview with Al Shands

Bedroom installation by Adrian Esparza. Image Credit: Sarah Lyon

Painted bedroom installation by Odili Donald Odita
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Bedroom installation by Susana Solano
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Wall Drawing by Sol Lewitt (Al’s office)
Image Credit: Sarah Lyon — Wall Drawing by Sol Lewitt (Al’s office) Image Credit: Sarah Lyon

Dining area with hanging sculpture installation by Petah Coyne
Image Credit: Sarah Lyon — Dining area with hanging sculpture installation by Petah Coyne Image Credit: Sarah Lyon

Gallery view with Robert Arnesen sculpture and Anish Kapoor wall sculpture
Image Credit: Sarah Lyon — Gallery view with Robert Arnesen sculpture and Anish Kapoor wall sculpture Image Credit: Sarah Lyon

Gallery view with Richard Deacon sculpture and Jonathan Borofsky painting
Image Credit: Sarah Lyon — Gallery view with Richard Deacon sculpture and Jonathan Borofsky painting Image Credit: Sarah Lyon

View of gallery and kitchen
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Dining area
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Gallery and lobby. On the right is a large ceramic sculpture by John Mason
Image Credit: Sarah Lyon — Gallery and lobby. On the right is a large ceramic sculpture by John Mason Image Credit: Sarah Lyon

Entrance lobby. Photo by Petah Coyne, painting by Elizabeth Murray
Image Credit: Sarah Lyon — Entrance lobby. Photo by Petah Coyne, painting by Elizabeth Murray Image Credit: Sarah Lyon

Living room with wall drawing by Sol Lewitt
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Living room with wall sculpture by Judy Pfaff
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Living room with sculpture by Tony Cragg
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View from living room to gallery and entrance lobby
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Gallery view, with work by (l-r) Anish Kapoor, Richard Deacon, Jonathan Borofsky, Robert Arnesen
Image Credit: Sarah Lyon — Gallery view, with work by (l-r) Anish Kapoor, Richard Deacon, Jonathan Borofsky, Robert Arnesen Image Credit: Sarah Lyon

Gallery with sculpture by Havier Perez and painting by Elizabeth Murray
Image Credit: Sarah Lyon — Gallery with sculpture by Havier Perez and painting by Elizabeth Murray Image Credit: Sarah Lyon

Gallery view with work by (l-r) Anish Kapoor, Richard Deacon, Jonathan Borofsky, Robert Arnesen, Howard Hodgkin, Ursula von Rydingsvard
Image Credit: Sarah Lyon — Gallery view with work by (l-r) Anish Kapoor, Richard Deacon, Jonathan Borofsky, Robert Arnesen, Howard Hodgkin, Ursula von Rydingsvard Image Credit: Sarah Lyon

Painting by Roy De Forest. Foreground glass by Dale Chihuly (sitting room)
Image Credits: Sarah Lyon — Painting by Roy De Forest. Foreground glass by Dale Chihuly (sitting room) Image Credits: Sarah Lyon

Great Meadows

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