Additional Outdoor Sculpture
Outdoor sculptures installed across campus are a key teaching and learning resource for the HBS community.
Collection
These sculptures are in the HBS Art and Artifacts Collection.
Mary Frank Presence, 1985-1986 — Hamilton Courtyard | Learn More
Jaume Plensa Inés, 2013 — Aldrich Lawn | Learn More
John Safer Search, 1983 — Mellon Courtyard | Learn More
Joel Shapiro Untitled, 2003 — Peterson Park | Learn More
Exhibitions
Sentinel (Mami Wata) Exhibition
2022-2027
Originally commissioned for the art exhibition Prospect.5 in New Orleans, Simone Leigh’s 2020-21 bronze sculpture Sentinel (Mami Wata), is currently installed in Mellon Courtyard at Harvard Business School. This exhibition is made possible by the generosity of Bridgitt (MBA 1986) and Bruce Evans (MBA 1986) and through the establishment of the Bridgitt and Bruce Evans Contemporary Art Fund at Harvard Business School. Sentinel (Mami Wata) will be on loan to the School through 2027.
Simone Leigh Sentinel (Mami Wata), 2020-21 — Mellon Courtyard | Learn More
Digital DNA Exhibition
2018-2023
Digital DNA is a seven-foot-tall egg-shaped sculpture made of printed circuit boards on fiberglass and styrofoam by artists Adriana Varella and Nilton Maltz. Originally commissioned by the city of Palo Alto in the early 2000’s, it is now on loan to Harvard Business School through the generosity of an anonymous donor through 2023.
Adriana Varella and Nilton Maltz Digital DNA, 2005 — Batten Hall patio | Learn More
Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
2017-2018
This exhibition was made possible by the generosity of the artists and galleries, including Louise Bourgeois (The Easton Foundation), Jaume Plensa (Richard Gray Gallery), Erwin Wurm (Lehmann Maupin), and supported by a gift from an anonymous donor.
Louise Bourgeois Eye Benches I, 1996-1997 — Executive Education Lawn | Learn More
Louise Bourgeois Eye Benches II, 1996-1997 — Schwartz Common | Learn More
Jaume Plensa Inés, 2013 — Aldrich Lawn | Learn More
Erwin Wurm Big Disobedience, 2016 — Schwartz Common | Learn More
Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
2016-2017
This exhibition was made possible by the generosity of the artists and galleries, including Tony Cragg (Lisson Gallery), Jaume Plensa (Richard Gray Gallery), Tony Tasset (Kavi Gupta Gallery), Hank Willis Thomas (Jack Shainman Gallery), and supported by a gift from an anonymous donor.
Tony Cragg Over the Earth, 2014 — Dean’s House Lawn | Learn More
Jaume Plensa Inés, 2013 — Aldrich Lawn | Learn More
Tony Tasset Arrow Sculpture, 2015 — Schwartz Common | Learn More
Hank Willis Thomas Ernest and Ruth, 2015 — Schwartz Common | Learn More
The C. Ludens Ringnes Sculpture Collection supports Harvard Business School’s ongoing contemporary outdoor sculpture program.
