The vibrant yellow and green surfaces of As April draw visitors down the grassy hillside toward the twenty-foot-tall construction. As Shechet was developing her new large-scale outdoor sculptures for Storm King, she remarked on the limited color palette typically associated with this mode of art-making: “Color being present in these large works that I’m making is very important to me because I feel that it’s a completely different energy in the landscape. Introducing color and vibrancy and playfulness feels like an in-your-face female thing to do. It’s definitely possible to make strong, towering works, and yet present them as playful and generative in a way that people can relate to.”

While the palette of As April distinguishes it from other works on view from Storm King’s collection, it resonates deeply with the natural landscape: a burst of color like new buds in springtime or dandelions sprinkling a summer lawn.