Impressions of Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Hauser & Wirth Somerset opens to a panoramic view of a sweeping farm and hiking trail called the Bruton Footpath.

A rain cloud overtakes the gallery’s front courtyard.

Hauser & Wirth Somerset exhibits world-class art in both the galleries an interior garden. Louise Bourgeois’ Spider, here shown, is just one of dozens in their collection.

Anri Sala’s “Clocked Perspective”, 2012, towering above Oudolf Field– a garden designed by world-renown landscape architect Piet Oudolf.

Gardener Mark Dumbleton letting Garden Collage access Oudolf Field after-hours.

Steel-bolted, structural planters outside the gallery reception.

Inside with the culinary team at Roth Bar & Grill, Hauser & Wirth’s on-site farm-to-table restaurant.

A chef prepares for a private event.

Mark Dumbleton hard at work in the garden. His colleague, Nell Hunter, weeds another patch along the rear (not shown).

Hauser & Wirth Somerset does not charge an entrance fee, but has chosen to partner with and accept donations for the Somerset Wildlife Trust, a nature reserve that aims to protect native bird populations on the nearby Levels and Moors.

Celeste, a native of Bruton, working at reception.

A view of Sexey’s School fairgrounds in Bruton, as seen through a portview inside the Radić Pavilion at the head of Oudolf Field.

Inside Radić Pavilion, where guests of the garden can sip tea and enjoy light refreshments over artist-led talks and other gallery programming.

A misty day at Oudolf Field.

Zhang Enli’s “Four Seasons” series, on display in the main gallery until June 21. Enli’s paintings bring nature into focus by subtly blurring the boundary between indoors and out, emphasizing enlarged views of water, leaves, and trees.

More of Enli’s work in the main gallery.