Gladstone is pleased to announce bright light shining, an exhibition by Ugo Rondinone. For this show, the artist presents new, large-scale sculptures along with an interconnected body of work, which act as building blocks of the perfect storm. In the center of the exhibition are three massive lightning strikes that forcefully punctuate the space. Painted in bright, dayglo yellow, the bronze light sculptures depict the crooked and rhythmic lines that form strikes of lightning, creating tangible and static representations of these miraculous experiences and awe-inspiring phenomena. A hung cloud relief created with sand, gravel, and concrete accompanies the light sculptures in the artist’s conjuring of environmental marvels. Using heavy elements borne directly from the earth, Rondinone suggests the interconnectedness of the materials that comprise both land and sky. As the viewer moves around the exhibition, each form continually changes based on the viewer’s vantage point. The conscientious selection of materiality in the works empowers a greater understanding of Rondinone’s experiential presentation. Connected here by towering lightning strikes and a weighty cloud, Rondinone freezes an inexplicable moment in time that captures the excitement, fear, and impending change brought on by environmental happenings, seemingly out of our control.