The Chinati Foundation will present “Rocks River,” an exhibition of new work by British artist Richard Long, beginning Oct. 9 during the 39th annual Chinati Weekend.
The exhibition will remain on view through June 2027. It will be the first exhibition dedicated to new work by Long in Chinati’s 40-year history.
Long, born in Bristol, England, in 1945, is internationally known for art incorporating walking, photography, text and natural materials such as stones, mud and water. His work frequently uses elemental forms, including lines and circles, while exploring the relationship between human movement and the natural landscape.
One of his best-known works, “A Line Made by Walking,” was created in 1967 by repeatedly walking across grass to form a visible line, which he then photographed. The work helped expand ideas about sculpture, performance and artistic documentation.
Chinati founder Donald Judd once called Long “the best in Europe.” Long’s work already has a permanent presence at Chinati through “Sea Lava Circles,” created in 1988 from Icelandic lava stones arranged in three concentric circles. Judd installed the work on a former tennis court near Chinati’s Arena.
“Rocks River” will open during Chinati Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 9-11. The foundation will also present programming related to Long and his work during the weekend.
Additional public programs are planned for late 2026 and 2027, with details to be announced.
Long studied at the West of England College of Art in Bristol and St Martin’s School of Art in London. His work has been presented in major solo exhibitions around the world, including at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Tate Britain in London, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
He represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1976 and won the Turner Prize in 1989. Long received Japan’s Praemium Imperiale for sculpture in 2009, was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2013 and was knighted in 2018.
