Peter Millett | Gestures

Peter Millett: Gestures is on view at KANEKO from May 1 through September 6, 2026.
Sculpture, at its most essential, is a conversation between form and space, and few artists have sustained that conversation with as much patience and curiosity as Peter Millett.
Gestures traces the arc of Millett’s practice across several decades, from the dense, rusted weight of early Corten steel to the open, luminous planes of his most recent powder-coated works. The materials shift. The inquiry doesn’t. Throughout, Millett returns to the same essential questions: how shapes relate to one another, how surfaces catch and release light, how sculpture can project feeling and presence without uttering a single word.
What emerges across the full span of the exhibition is not just a record of formal evolution, but a portrait of an artist who has remained genuinely open to new materials, to unexpected outcomes, to the possibility that the next body of work might ask something entirely different of him. That openness is visible in every piece.
Gestures is accompanied by a series of public programs, including artist conversations and hands-on making sessions with Peter Millett. Learn more about upcoming programs and how to participate.
Before or after your visit, take a stroll through The RiverFront Sculpture Park to experience Millett’s work Raindance in the open air.
The exhibition and programming is made possible through funding from the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA)/The Riverfront.