The Facts
On October 22, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Richard Long: Gravity will open November 4, 2026, at the Yale Center for British Art. The site-specific installation, conceived for the museum's Entrance Court, was made on site by the artist and continues Long's decades-long exploration of art, landscape and the natural world. Long, a pioneer of British conceptual art since the 1960s, has built a practice around walking, using journeys, natural materials and temporary interventions; his seminal work A Line Made by Walking dates from 1967. The work remains on view through July 11, 2027.
The Signal
The commission marks a significant institutional validation of Long's six-decade practice, placing a walking-based work in dialogue with a major museum's architecture. For collectors, it underscores the enduring market and curatorial interest in Land and Conceptual art from the 1960s and 1970s, while for the Yale Center it reinforces its role as a venue for contemporary interventions within its collection context.
- Artists: Richard Long
- Galleries: Lisson Gallery
- Museums: Yale Center for British Art
- Locations: New Haven
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