The Ark
Installation of 'The Ark' at the Church, Sag Harbor / 
Photos by Joe Jagos
Installation of 'The Ark' at the Church, Sag Harbor / 
Photos by Joe Jagos
Installation of 'The Ark' at the Church, Sag Harbor / 
Photos by Joe Jagos
Deborah Butterfield / 
Resting Horse, 1977 / 
Steel, wire, twigs, clay, paper pulp, dextrin, plaster, and fiberglass / 
34 11/16 × 100 7/8 × 54 ¾ in. / 
© 2025 Deborah Butterfield / 
Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / 
Photograph courtesy of the Whitney Museum of American Art / 
Lender: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, gift of Mrs. Frances Allen
The Church
Sag Harbor, NY
22 Jun - 1 Sep 2025
thechurchsagharbor.org

Included Deborah Butterfield
"The Ark, The Church’s 2025 Summer exhibition curated by Eric Fischl, refers directly to the myth of the Deluge: an event of such apocalyptic scale, forewarned, unheeded, and unstoppable, that it appeared it would be the end of all life on earth. However, through human resourcefulness, will, and compassion, the Great Flood marked a new beginning, a do-over… a rebirth. Composed solely of animal sculptures by over 40 international artists of the last century, the exhibition looks closely at man’s relationship with animals, nature, and self."